Six Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist attack on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, military sources disclosed on Sunday.
“We lost six soldiers in the attacks launched by the terrorists on Saturday around 6:30 p.m.,” one officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.
We lost six soldiers in the attacks launched by the terrorists on Saturday around 6:30 p.m.
The army is searching for 45 soldiers who could not be located but who it believes managed to escape, the source added.
ISWAP, which has split off from Boko Haram to affiliate with the EI, has been stepping up attacks against the armed forces and has killed dozens, if not hundreds, of Nigerian soldiers.
