Thursday 12 September 2013

10 Boko Haram Members Killed In Clashes, Air Strike



10 suspected members of Boko Haram were
killed in a clash in north eastern Nigeria after
troops launched an air strike, the military said
Wednesday. Troops clashed with “fleeing Boko Haram
terrorists” late Tuesday following the
destruction of two alleged Boko Haram camps
in the Konduga area of Borno state, according
to the military. The clash followed an “air strike and
subsequent destruction of two Boko Haram
terrorist camps at Mada, Konduga local
government area of Borno state,” Lieutenant
Colonel Sagir Musa said in a statement. It occurred on the road as troops were
travelling to the town of Biu and “had an
encounter with fleeing Boko Haram terrorists,”
it said. “Ten terrorists lost their lives and some
ammunition, including four AK-47 rifles, five
AK-47 magazines and 250 rounds of assorted
ammunition, were recovered,” the statement
said. “Ten motorcycles belonging to the sect
members were destroyed in the air and land
raid,” he said. Boko Haram’s insurgency has left more than
3,600 people dead since 2009, including
killings by the security forces, who have been
accused of major abuses.

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