Islamist militants kill up to 30 Nigerian soldiers in attack on base

Attack blamed on Islamic State in West Africa another blow to efforts to defeat insurgency ahead of presidential election

Islamist militants have killed up to 30 soldiers in an attack on a military base in north-east Nigeria in one of the biggest attacks of its kind this year.

Security sources said on Saturday the attack on Thursday by suspected members of Islamic State in West Africa was on a base in Zari village in the north of Borno State.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2N7dXwD

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