At least 10 soldiers were killed when alleged terrorists from Boko Haram attacked a military base in New Marte, Borno State’s Marte Local Government Area.
SaharaReporters reported that during an assault on Monday evening, the troops of the ASC21/153 task force battalion stationed in the community were overpowered by the insurgents.
Two battle tanks and a pickup van belonging to the Nigerian army were also set ablaze by the gunmen.