Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly attacked the base of the Nigerian Army in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.
Unconfirmed local and security sources said some soldiers were feared killed in the attack, which they said happened at Forward Operation Base of the 153 Task Force Battalion, at about 3 am on Monday.
One of the sources, who did not want their name mentioned, said, “The terrorists also burnt down armoured tanks and made away with arms and ammunition from the base,” said the source.
Meanwhile, two local government education authority workers have been killed by a landmine planted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the Damboa Local Government Area of the state.
The incident occurred less than a few hours after the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 15, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, convened an emergency security stakeholders’ meeting in Maiduguri to address rising security threats, including isolated attacks, banditry, kidnapping, and unregulated movement of people and goods in Borno State.
The incident took place on Monday along the troubled Maiduguri- Damboa -Biu 185km road.
