Boko Haram Insurgency: Ten Members Killed, 2 Camps Destroyed – Army

The Nigerian Army declared on September 11, 2013, Wednesday that 10 members of the outlawed terrorist group, Boko Haram, were killed in an airstrike on two of their camps in Borno State.

The military, who revealed that the two camps of the terrorist group in Mada and in Konduga Local Government Areas of the state were destroyed during the airstrike, lamented that a soldier was injured in the attack.

Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, the spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, revealed the following in a statement:

“Following airstrike and subsequent destruction of two Boko Haram terrorist camps at Mada, Konduga local government area of Borno State, some troops of 231 battalion of 7 Division on their way to Biu had an encounter with fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on Maiduguri/Damboa road at about 10 pm on Tuesday September, 2013.”

Lt. Col. Musa confirmed that 10 terrorists lost their lives and some ammunition including four AK47 rifles, five AK47 magazines and 250 rounds of assorted ammunition were recovered.

The Nigerian Army also destroyed 10 motorcycles belonging to the sect members in the air and land raids.
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