NIGERIA- Several fighter jets were deployed in Maiduguri, Borno State capital a part of measures to end Boko Haram insurgencies in the state.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that several members of the sects were killed in air raids a ground troops were counting the dead.

According to sources, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh, has relocated to Maiduguri to co-ordinate the assault against the insurgents. Also, a team raised by the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ola Sa’ad went on a stock-taking mission to the troubled state.

It was further revealed that the team, which was led by the Director of Operations at the Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Psakr, also included the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade.

A preliminary report obtained by the assessment team revealed that the Air Force Base and the Maiduguri International Airport were attacked by Boko Haram because air assaults against the insurgents were co-ordinated there.

The report has been submitted to the CDS by the assessment team for critical analysis by the military high command.

The team sent to Maiduguri was mandated to find out what led to the attack; how it was repelled and the situation in Maiduguri.

In his statement, Gen. Olukolade said the authorities were reviewing the situation.

“The operation in Maiduguri and Yobe axis has continued, we will keep you posted appropriately,” he said, confirming that the CDS sent a team to Maiduguri.