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Boko Haram attacks Army base, soldiers killed, many wounded, missing

Insurgents in Nigeria’s North East have attacked yet another military base in Borno State, killing, wounding and displacing soldiers.

The Boko Haram terrorists drove yet another unconfirmed number of trucks into Gubio Local Government Area of the state at about 5:30 p.m. on May 19, it was gathered.

They reportedly attacked a camp housing the 5 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and the 159 Task Force Battalion, leaving at least one soldier killed, and three others injured.

Six soldiers were still missing as, of Tuesday night, two days after the attack, sources said.

But soldiers were able to repel most of the Boko Haram attackers before they could inflict maximum damage, killing at lease one of them with some guns recovered.

The Nigerian Army has not issued a statement on the attack. Army Spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, did not immediately return calls seeking comments, on Wednesday morning.

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The military contacts spoke under anonymity because the military top brass had not authorised disclosure of the attack to the media.

The attack occurred barely three days after the military acceded to the request of Gubio residents for an additional time for farmers to return home daily.

The farmers had complained that the curfew hitherto in place was obstructing their farming activities because it required them to stop working on their farms before 4:00 p.m.

Several residents were reported to have been arrested because they sometimes stayed beyond the 4:00 p.m. in their farms.

Following complaints from the community association, the 5 Brigade Commander approved an extension of the curfew until 5:30 p.m, it was gathered.

It was not immediately clear whether or not the relaxed measures created a loophole which the insurgents exploited to strike, on Sunday.

Despite wholesale strides recorded by the military, including the capture of Sambisa Forest and other previously seized settlements, Borno State remained a major challenge for the Nigerian military, 10 years after the insurgency begun there.

Though Boko Haram terrorists have largely been defeated in some parts of the country where it once ran riot, its capacity in Borno State has been largely elusive for the military to curb.

Its fighters now regularly attack military bases, with a recent attack leaving a commander killed last week.

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