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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