Suspected ISWAP militants have attacked a military base at Banki Junction along the Bama–Gwaza Road in Borno State, killing several Nigerian soldiers, including an Army Major identified as U.I. Mairiga.
The attackers reportedly stormed the Forward Operating Base around 4:00 a.m., firing sporadically and operating in multiple groups. Some soldiers were killed, while others fled into the bush.
Military sources said the bodies of the fallen personnel were transferred to the 7 Division Military Hospital in Maiduguri.
The attack follows recent assaults on other military locations in Borno State, including Jakana, where soldiers were killed and equipment destroyed, and a separate ambush that claimed the lives of a Lieutenant Colonel and other personnel.
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