About 100 Boko Haram fighters have attacked the Rann camp mistakenly bombed by the Nigerian troop which killed many people.
Rann IDP camp after it was mistakenly bombed by the Nigerian Army
Witnesses say Boko Haram extremists have attacked a refugee camp in
northeast Nigeria just days after Nigeria's air force bombed it, AFP
reports.
An eyewitness speaking on the condition of anonymity revealed that
soldiers battled for hours to repel more than 100 Boko Haram fighters
who attacked the camp in Rann in Borno state on Thursday evening.
During the battle, about eight Boko Haram fighters were killed and
one soldier was wounded. On Tuesday, Nigeria's air force bombed the camp
housing Boko Haram refugees multiple times. Nigerian officials have
said it was an accident.
On Friday, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said "around 90"
people were killed in the bombing but noted that residents and
community leaders say the death toll could be as high as 170.
Nigeria's air force has said a panel of senior officers will investigate.
The Boko Haram attack Thursday occurred as aid workers were trying
to help bombing victims. The Red Cross said Thursday it had evacuated
nearly 90 people from Rann to Maiduguri city for medical care.
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