Scores killed as Boko Haram attacks Air force Base in Maiduguri
attacked the Composite Group Air force Base and other
places in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
The siege which started at about 3am shook the town as
sporadic gunshots and other Rocket Propelled Grenade
Launchers fire were heard, with ensuing airstrikes in
Maiduguri and Jere metropolis till 8 am.
Sources said during the attacks on the Air force Base and
other targets, including the Maiduguri International Airport,
several people were killed as the terrorists, numbering over
300 planted explosives in targeted areas in the state
capital.
Also attacked are, the newly constructed trailer park, along
Damaturu- Maiduguri road, military check points, residential
and public buildings, which according to the source led to
high casulities among the terrorists and security agencies.
An eye witness who resides in Gomari airport area, just few metres away to the Air force Base said, " I saw 5 military operational vehicles conveying dead bodies to the hospital at
about 6am, the dead bodies were suspected to be security agents killed during the attack".
It was also gathered that, over a hundred terrorists were killed by military airstrikes in the counter offensive.
Source:vanguard
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