Boko Haram fighters killed 11 troops and seized weapons in a raid on a military post in the latest such attack in northeast Nigeria, residents and a military source said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Gunmen in five trucks and on motorcycles stormed the checkpoint in Bunari village near the garrison town of Monguno in Borno state late Friday, leading to a fierce battle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey came around 6:30 pm (1930 GMT) and attacked the military checkpoint and soldiers responded with fire,\u201d resident Amadu Sheriff told AFP.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe attackers overpowered the soldiers who took up positions in the trenches dug round the checkpoint from where they fought the Boko Haram gunmen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Three civilians, including a woman and her child, from a nearby settlement, were killed by stray bullets, he said.<\/p>\n
He said residents of the nearby settlement evacuated on Saturday and moved to Monguno for fear of renewed attacks.<\/p>\n
Sheriff had no idea of military casualties but saw \u201ctwo ambulances carrying dead soldiers\u201d being taken to Monguno, eight kilometres (five miles) away.<\/p>\n
A military source who confirmed the attack said 11 troops were killed.<\/p>\n
\u201cFour (military) vehicles including an APC (armoured personnel carrier) and a gun truck were carted away by the terrorists,\u201d said the military source who asked not to be identified because he was not authorised to speak on the incident.<\/p>\n
The attackers were repelled with the help of reinforcements from Monguno, he added.<\/p>\n
News of the attack was slow to emerge due to poor communication in the area where Boko Haram has destroyed telecoms infrastructure in the last three years.<\/p>\n
Boko Haram has launched repeated attacks recently.<\/p>\n
The Islamists late Thursday stormed a base on the outskirts of Jakana, a village 30 kilometres (18 miles) from Maiduguri, firing guns and rocket-propelled grenades before sacking and burning down a police station.<\/p>\n
Two weeks ago, the jihadists overran a military base in nearby Yobe state.<\/p>\n
On July 14, jihadists believed to be loyal to Boko Haram factional leader Abu Mus\u2019ab Al-Barnawi, raided a base in Jilli village.<\/p>\n
Dozens of troops were said to have been killed or missing.<\/p>\n
The day before the attack, 23 troops went missing after a military convoy was ambushed by fighters in the Bama area of Borno state, where the Abubakar Shekau faction of Boko Haram is strong.<\/p>\n
The attacks underline the threat Boko Haram still poses despite repeated military claims the group is spent force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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