Suspected Boko Haram members attack Maiduguri Airport… Scores reportedly killed
Gunmen believed to be members of Boko Haram on Monday morning carried out a coordinated attack on the Maiduguri International Airport and various parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The attack has forced the military to impose a 24 hour curfew on the Borno capital.
Some unconfirmed reports say a plane was burnt down at the airport. Yakubu Datti, the aviation spokesperson, could not be reached to confirm the airport attack.
Boko Haram’s attack has been restricted to neighbouring communities away from the Borno capital since the military increased its onslaught after the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno in May.
The casualty figure from the early Monday attack has not been ascertained, although residents say scores of people including some of the terrorists were killed.
Details later…
