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.
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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