13 suspected Gunmen believed to be members of Boko Haram sect were yesterday killed when they attacked a Military Patrol Vehicle in Maiduguri,Borno State.
Pointblanknews.com reliably gathered that one Soldier was also killed during the attack while three others sustained injury during the attack.
It was learnt that trouble started when the militant group threw an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) at an Operational Vehicle of Military.
Spokesman of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Sagir Musa Confirmed the Incident to Pointblanknews.com on phone but could not give details.
” Yes there was an attack yesterday but I can not give details now” Musa said
An Hospital source at the State Specialist Hospital who prefered anonimity for security reasons, confirmed that 14 dead bodies were brought to the hospital last night.
” 14 people were brought here dead bt the JTF Van.” The Hospital source said.