Boko Haram overruns Nigeria military base in second attack in days
Boko Haram militants overran a military base in
northeast Nigeria after a ferocious firefight, military and vigilante sources
said, the second assault on the country’s forces in two days.
The militants on Saturday evening invaded a base
holding hundreds of soldiers in Yobe state — where they abducted over 100 girls
from a school earlier this year — in an attack that lasted for hours, the
Guardian quoted a military source as saying on condition of anonymity Sunday.
“Boko Haram terrorists attacked troops of the 81
Division Forward Brigade at Jilli village in Geidam district. The terrorists
came in huge numbers around 7:30 pm (1830 GMT) and overran the base after a
fierce battle that lasted till 9:10 pm,” said the military source.
“The base had 734 troops. Currently the commander of
the base and 63 soldiers have made it to Geidam (60 kilometres away) while the
remaining 670 are being expected,” he said.
