The blast took place near where students gathered ; police say 79 people were wounded . And last year , 42 students were killed when Boko Haram gunmen attacked dormitories with guns and explosives in a government boarding school near Potiskum . Comment: Police suspect Boko Haram , which has targeted schools teaching Western ideas . The group 's five-year insurgency is aimed at establishing an Islamic stateâ€Ž .
The blast took place near where students gathered ; police say 79 people were wounded . Comment: Police suspect Boko Haram , which has targeted schools teaching Western ideas . The group 's five-year insurgency is aimed at establishing an Islamic stateâ€Ž .