Nigeria: How Boko Haram Attack On Military Base Killed Seven Soldiers, Wounded Others

22 January 2020

At least seven soldiers lost their lives and many were injured on Tuesday after suspected members of Congress of Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) attacked a military base in Mainok, a village 65 kilometres from Maiduguri, Borno State, security sources said.

At about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, ISWAP fighters camouflaged in a seized police antiriot truck approached a military base and opened fire on unsuspecting soldiers near their trench outside Mainok village.

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