Over 11 soldiers and scores of civilians
were reportedly killed when the Boko Haram sect attacked the army base
in Baga, Borno State on Saturday, a security source and witnesses said
on Monday.
The Islamists attacked the northeastern
town of Baga and the barracks on its outskirts on Saturday, potentially
providing a launchpad for more attacks in the country and other
neighbouring nations.
Lying at the end of a semi-desert road,
Baga is the headquarters of a multinational force comprising troops from
Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon.
Soldiers and civilians had fled the town after the attack on the Army base.
Unconfirmed report also said that 18
female soldiers attached to the base were feared dead as they had not
been found since the invasion. ...Punch
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