Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Military Bases In Borno, Steal Arms

There was multiple attacks on military bases in Borno state carried out by Boko Haram Insurgents on Monday.

According to Security sources, the insurgents overran three of them and stole weapons.

Fighter believed to be from the Isamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the IS-linked faction of Boko Haram, stormed four bases from Friday through Sunday in the latest spate of attacks targeting the army, sources from the military and militia said.

No immediate details on casualties as at when this information was reported.

The insurgents made a failed attempt to seize a base in the town of Dikwa on Sunday, following a predawn attack.

According to a military officer, who did not want to be identified, "The terrorists attacked troops in Dikwa around 4:00am but the attack was repelled without casualty on our side,"

A second officer also said that the fighters came 13 truck fitted with heavy machine guns.

The Jihadists were believed to have launged the attacks from their Lake Chad enclave where the Nigerian military has intensified aerial attacks on ISWAP camps.

Troops in a base in Dalwa village, 16 kilometers outside Maiduguri, were dislodged after a six-hour battle with ISWAP fighters which continued into Sunday, said the military sources and an anti-jihadist militia.

Troops have however, returned to the town late Sunday with reinforcement from Maiduguri, the sources said.