RANN, Nigeria, Rabi'II 23, 1438, Jan 21, 2017, SPA -- Around 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when they attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, two days after the air force accidentally killed dozens of people there, local and military officials said, Reuters reported. On Tuesday, the air force said it had bombed Rann in Borno state, epicentre of Boko Haram's seven-year-long attempt to create an Islamic caliphate in the northeast. Boko Haram fighters then attacked Rann - home to thousands of people displaced by the insurgency - using two jeeps on Thursday night, residents said. The air strike killed more than 200 people, more than the up to 170 reported dead by aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Friday, a local official said. "People have suffered enough. We buried more than 200 people," said Babagana Malarima, head of the local government in Rann. "The military should compensate our people." Other residents asked by Reuters put the death toll at around 180 or fewer. The army has refused to say how many were killed. -- SPA 22:17 LOCAL TIME 19:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w316875