Nigeria: Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists sacked 2 military bases in Baga
Boko Haram sacked two military bases in northeast Nigeria overnight as the jihadist fighters battle for control of a strategic town on Lake Chad, military sources said Thursday.
Jihadists from the IS-supported Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) overran a naval base and a multinational joint task force (MNJTF) post in the fishing town of Baga after a fierce battle, the sources told AFP.
Boko Haram has repeatedly struck military outposts in the region in recent months.
Fighters in several vehicles stormed Baga, Borno State, and engaged troops in intense fighting at the MNJTF base which hosts units from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.