Boko Haram terrorists have launched a deadly attack on a Nigerian Army base along the Mandara–Buratai Road in Borno State, killing at least eight soldiers and injuring several others, military sources said.
A military source at the base confirmed the attack, saying the incident occurred in the early hours of yesterday during heavy rainfall. “162 Battalion Mandara Buratai Road, eight soldiers were killed in action. They attacked us at 4 a.m. today (Friday) when it was raining”, the source said.
According to another military source, the insurgents overran parts of the facility and carried out a brutal assault on troops stationed there. “They killed eight soldiers and beheaded them. Several others were injured during the attack”, the source said. It was learnt that terrorists stormed the military base in large numbers, catching the troops off guard amid the bad weather conditions.
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Security sources disclosed that reinforcement teams had been deployed to the area following the attack, while efforts were ongoing to assess the full extent of casualties and recover the base. Videos obtained showed gory footage and images of the attack, confirming the scale of the incident, though military authorities have yet to issue an official statement.
The latest attack adds to a series of renewed assaults by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters targeting military formations in the North-East, carting away their weapons despite ongoing counterinsurgency operations by the Nigerian military.
