10 Boko Haram Members Killed, Two Terrorist Camps Destroyed in Air Strike in Borno

 Defence Headquarters

The Nigerian Army yesterday confirmed that 10 members of the outlawed terrorist group, Boko Haram, were killed in an air strike on two of their camps in Borno State.
The military, who revealed that the two camps of the terrorist group in Mada, within Konduga Local Government Area of the state were destroyed during the air strike, lamented that a soldier was injured in the onslaught.

The spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement, said: "Following an air strike and subsequent destruction of two Boko Haram terrorist camps at Mada in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, some troops of 231 battalion of the 7 Division on their way to Biu had an encounter with the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on Maiduguri-Damboa road at about 10p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2013."

Musa revealed that 10 terrorists lost their lives and some ammunition, including four AK47 rifles, five AK 47 magazines and 250 rounds of assorted ammunition were recovered from them.

He equally revealed that 10 motorcycles belonging to the sect members were destroyed in the air and land raid.

In a related development, the Borno State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday said no church was marked for demolition in the state.

The umbrella body of christians in the state also said there was no tension brewing in the state as a direct fallout of any falsely reported demolition of churches in Maiduguri.

A few days ago, some media had reported that the state government was planning to demolish about 20 churches and some schools to make way for a planned housing estate.

But in a statement Wednesday, the Chairman of Borno CAN, Reverend Titus Pona, said: "The attention of CAN, Borno State chapter has been drawn to reports in some national dailies to the effect that tension was brewing in Maiduguri, following alleged plans to demolish churches and schools in and around the state capital, at the site of planned housing estate.

"We feel duty bound to correct the erroneous impressions created by the said media reports which was credited to CAN, and wish to disown it. We believe that the national CAN office acted in the interest of christian community in Borno State based on the information contained in a letter dated August 20, 2013 from the Ministry of Land and Survey to some churches around the area of the said estate."