At least 14 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and several others injured in two separate attacks on army bases in northeastern Borno State, according to security sources.
The attacks, reportedly carried out by fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province, took place on Tuesday night.
Islamist militants stormed a Nigerian Army base in Ngoshe, killing at least nine soldiers and a local imam, three army sources said late Wednesday.
The attackers reportedly forced troops to retreat from the base, seized weapons and ammunition, and abducted an unknown number of women.
In a separate assault on a military base in Pulka, further north, five soldiers were killed, including a commanding officer, according to two other sources familiar with the incident.
The injured troops were transported to Maiduguri for medical treatment.
Nigeria has continued to face a resurgence of insurgent attacks in its northeast, with militant groups seeking to stretch military resources and limit the army’s ability to deploy rapid reinforcements.
Despite repeated government pledges to curb the violence, attacks by insurgents have persisted across parts of the region.
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