Suspected Boko Haram terrorists, Monday morning, 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.
*Boko haram
*Boko haram
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.
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