Nigeria's military has launched air strikes on a Boko Haram camp, killing several Islamists, near a northeastern college campus where insurgents massacred over 78 students at the weekend, a spokesman said Thursday.
"We tracked the Boko Haram terrorists to their camp in the forest outside Gujba," military spokesman in Yobe state Lazarus Eli said of the Tuesday operation.
"Fighter jets bombarded the camp while troops launched a ground offensive, which left several terrorists dead," Eli added.
On Sunday, heavily armed Boko Haram gunmen attacked an agricultural college in Gujba, killing 40 students as they slept in their dorms.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from Yobe's capital of Damaturu.
"The whole camp was destroyed in the raid and we are on the trail of fleeing members of the terrorist group," Eli said.
The military has previously issued statements following major Boko Haram attacks, boasting of successes which are often difficult to verify.
Eli said "15 suspected terrorists" have been arrested around Gujba.
The weekend school massacre cast further doubt on the success of an ongoing military campaign, launched in May, which is aimed at crushing the four-year insurgency.
More than 100 people have been killed in a spate of school attacks since June, while dozens of others have been slaughtered in violence across the northeast, Boko Haram's historic stronghold.
The insurgents have said they are fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, but their demands have repeatedly shifted.
According to an estimate made earlier this year, the insurgency has cost more than 3,600 lives, including killings by the security forces. The current figure is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and top oil producer, roughly divided between the mainly Muslim north and a predominately Christian south.- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com /2013/10/army-bombs-boko-haram- camp-yobe/#sthash.Q6Y7feaK.dpufa
Nigeria's military has launched air strikes on a Boko Haram camp, killing several Islamists, near a northeastern college campus where insurgents massacred over 78 students at the weekend, a spokesman said Thursday.
"We tracked the Boko Haram terrorists to their camp in the forest outside Gujba," military spokesman in Yobe state Lazarus Eli said of the Tuesday operation.
"Fighter jets bombarded the camp while troops launched a ground offensive, which left several terrorists dead," Eli added.
On Sunday, heavily armed Boko Haram gunmen attacked an agricultural college in Gujba, killing 40 students as they slept in their dorms.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from Yobe's capital of Damaturu.
"The whole camp was destroyed in the raid and we are on the trail of fleeing members of the terrorist group," Eli said.
The military has previously issued statements following major Boko Haram attacks, boasting of successes which are often difficult to verify.
Eli said "15 suspected terrorists" have been arrested around Gujba.
The weekend school massacre cast further doubt on the success of an ongoing military campaign, launched in May, which is aimed at crushing the four-year insurgency.
More than 100 people have been killed in a spate of school attacks since June, while dozens of others have been slaughtered in violence across the northeast, Boko Haram's historic stronghold.
The insurgents have said they are fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, but their demands have repeatedly shifted.
According to an estimate made earlier this year, the insurgency has cost more than 3,600 lives, including killings by the security forces. The current figure is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and top oil producer, roughly divided between the mainly Muslim north and a predominately Christian south.

Nice one

A criminal has no place in a society
Kill them all

Them no go sleep. Yeye people

Am sure to win this war, the security forces better go on air surveillance as the hoodlums are more conversant with the environment in which they operate then the military.

They r arrestin terrorists now? What happend to shoot on sight??

sanandreas:

did u rent dis space or wot

Let us stop all this arresting of mass murderers, just kill them all.

No place for the wicked in our society

I used to wonder which kind power God give Nigeria terrorist,they no dey tired with their evil act!

y arrestin them wen they deserve to be roasted in bombs..d prison is already filled up wit their members

Why dont nigeria get drones and use it instead of these their outdated 2nd world war trianer aircraft - they call figther Jet. Thats D reason why D fighting and barbarianism seems entisesing 4 those uneducated throngs. A good tactical strike, move and round up will never give interest to any of them or other persons to jion in terrorism and stupid demands under democracy. Lets do right thing at D right time to aviod undue wastage.

Thank God, it's been a while I heard such good news.

Messi j: Why dont nigeria get drones and use it instead of these their outdated 2nd world war trianer aircraft - they call figther Jet. Thats D reason why D fighting and barbarianism seems entisesing 4 those uneducated throngs. A good tactical strike, move and round up will never give interest to any of them or other persons to jion in terrorism and stupid demands under democracy. Lets do right thing at D right time to aviod undue wastage.

Illiterate.

Rossikk:

Illiterate.

I tell you that mumu name pure illiterate
some people just live in Nigeria but don't know a thing about it
they talk trash the way they see their parents do it

"We tracked the Boko Haram terrorists to
their camp in the forest outside Gujba,"
military spokesman in Yobe state Lazarus Eli
said of the Tuesday operation.
"Fighter jets bombarded the camp while
troops launched a ground offensive, which left
several terrorists dead," Eli added.
On Sunday, heavily armed Boko Haram
gunmen attacked an agricultural college in
Gujba, killing 40 students as they slept in
their dorms.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles)
from Yobe's capital of Damaturu.
"The whole camp was destroyed in the raid
and we are on the trail of fleeing members of
the terrorist group," Eli said.

It'd be great if they employ the services of Musiwa-s satellite imagery to fast track all those demons...

GOOD RIDDANCE BOYS!!!

Dem dey regenerate..

I bliv this is a story.
I dont bliv this story.
I have lost faith.
Don't risk your life on this story.