SAN FRANCISCO, May 05, (THEWILL) – Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed 15 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Borno State.
Security sources said the terrorists rode into Magumeri Local Government Area and sacked a brigade there at about 6:00 p.m. on Friday saying a captain, a lieutenant and 13 soldiers lost their lives following intense firefight with the terrorists.
Nineteen other soldiers were wounded in the attack. They were evacuated to the military hospital in Maiduguri for treatment.
About 24 soldiers who survived the attack, which was first reported by Agence France Presse (AFP) on Friday, left the base to a safer military facility, sources said.
Heavy military equipment, including anti-aircraft machine guns and Toyota Hilux vehicles, were reportedly stolen by the insurgents during the attack.
