Nigerian Troops Repulse Major Boko Haram Attack On Military Base In Auno Village On Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway

Nigerian troops repelled a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Maiduguri where they overpowered the insurgents killing several. Military reports indicate that the insurgent triggered the botched attack by blowing up a vehicle but were met with gallant resistance by the troops. A statement issued about the same said, “at about 6:45 p.m.,...