A professor of Veterinary Medicine, Aliyu Usman Mani, and three other people have died in an early morning attack on a mosque at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State.
That attack was only one of three bomb attempts around the university.
The Police Commissioner Damian Chukwu said a seven year-old suicide bomber carried out the attack in the mosque.
A male suicide bomber was also shot while trying to gain access into the university. His bomb exploded and killed him instantly.
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State emergency agency NEMA said two suicide bombers blew themselves up at different gates to the university at around 05:25 local time.
About 15 persons were injured in the attack.
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