Nigeria jihadists kill 4 soldiers in base attack
Machine-gun wielding jihadists killed four Nigerian soldiers and wounded 11 more during an attack on an army base in the northeast, military officials told AFP yesterday. Fighters from the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) arrived in six trucks to attack the Jakana base, near the city of Maiduguri, on Saturday evening, according to the officials. The troops forced the jihadists to retreat after a prolonged gunfight.
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