Islamic State’s West African branch (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an attack on a Nigerian Army base in Borno State and said its fighters had killed 20 soldiers. Reuters repoted on Friday.

The assault, which raised questions about government claims to have almost defeated the insurgents, took place in the town of Kareto on Wednesday.
The barracks were burnt and a tank destroyed, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) said in a statement published on the SITE Intelligence website.

Security sources had said earlier that the base, home to troops from the Nigerian Army’s 158th Battalion and 130 km (80 miles) from the state capital Maiduguri, had been overrun and the commander killed.
After the assault, the militants left Kareto, but remained in the area, the sources said.
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Reuters said the Nigerian Army did not respond to requests for comment.

Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), which split from Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram, in 2016, has carried out a number of attacks in the North-East over the last few months, including on military bases.
The government had said the Boko Haram insurgency and the rival Islamic State West Africa Province group were on their last legs. But sustained efforts to eradicate the militants have failed and the military continues to suffer heavy losses.

The insurgency has killed more than 30,000 people and displaced millions of civilians in affected areas.
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his second-term inaugural speech on Wednesday, said the government was providing more support for the security forces in terms of money and equipment.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police disclosed on Friday that about 100 bandits invaded a community in Katsina State on Thursday but were repelled with a 70-year-old suspect arrested.

This was contained in a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah, a Superintendent of Police.
According to the statement, “On 13/06/2019 at about 11:55hrs, a distress call was received that about 100 armed bandits were seen around Pauwa village, Kankara LGA of Katsina State with about 50 stolen cows.
“A joint patrol team comprising Operations Puff Adder and Sharan Daji was mobilised to the scene.
“On arrival, the teams engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel which made them retreat and escape into the rough and hilly mountainous area of Rugu forest.
“One Bawa Naganda (male) aged 70 was arrested at the scene. The teams extended patrol to other villages and on reaching Danbirgima forest, the team sighted three persons on a motorcycle.

“The men on the motorcycle opened fire at the team, then abandoned the motorcycle and tried to escape. The team returned fire and as a result, one Kurma (male) was shot dead, while one Isah Babai (male) aged 25 and one Ali Beti (male) were arrested by the security forces.

Investigation is ongoing, according to the statement.

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This is bad

And the army claimed they killed more than 700 boko harams today.

Who are we going to believe?

argon500:
And the army claimed they killed more than 700 boko harams today.

Who are we going to believe?

Believe Nigerian Army at your own peril..
Even when they are at the receiving end they would keep lying to you that they are in charge..
This is how they lied last year that they killed 100 Boko Haram members. When Boko Haram released their own video, we found out that the reverse was the case that it was 100 Nigerian Army were killed. Till today the military has refused to make statement concerning such issues.

Now na ISIS.

Gradually, it is getting to that point.
When we are not even financially capable anymore.
Economy down.
Next thing is for terrorist attacks.

God please save us this time.
Na like this Sudan and the likes start.

This is getting too much. Living in this country is Hell.
We are forgetting how to live rightly sef.
SARS Brutality, Kidnapping, Rape, Herdsmen Killings on the rise yet no actions taken from the top office.

God help us o. Help us!!!

Buhari may not end well. All these innocent blood he has shed will definitely come back to hunt him

This is sad.

Forgive me for this bigotry, but this is the NA they were arguing on the other thread that will wipe out the entire Igbo in a twinkle of an eye if war breaks out again.

May God heal Nigeria.

They will just seat down and be defending like Chelsea
They won't go and score goal.
Every time Boko Haram on the attacking side our soldiers own is to defend.
Even the defend they can't defend BH will always over power them with superior gun power.

That's what happens when people join the army because there is no other job for them.

ISIS, this one is loud o.

Ok
Buhari is seriously working. If you know you know.

Buhari media cows were busy spreading fake news of how they killed 700 Boko boys...

Buhari is a failure whose only achievement in office is to gallivant round the world and take pictures..

Human lives means nothing to him

nawao oo...all dis news

Nigeria is iredemable.

vicdom:

Buhari may not end well. All these innocent blood he has shed will definitely come back to hunt him

Actually, Boko Haram started during the time of Obasanjo when PDP was in power. Politicians in Yobe state used them for elections and killed their leader.

FYI, as at 2002, Boko Haram nominated a Commisioner in the PDP government of Yobe state. Boko Haram is the single biggest "gift" PDP have Nigeria.

Most of you are ignorant of facts and history and publicity advertise tour ignorance online.

Yepa! My babe was deloyed to Kastina for NYSC.

the current secuirty chiefs must be fired.

iits is not ttoday the world knows that buhari , the government and the Nigerian army are a bunch of liars, so no one takes them seriously

They will keep telling lies till ISIS takes.over Lagos!!

Thank goodness I have no family.left.in Nigeria
So ISIS can burn the whole country for all I care

k

Nobody cares.

argon500:
And the army claimed they killed more than 700 boko harams today.

Who are we going to believe?

Army na clowns

The Op's name surprised me.
Oilypussy. Who observed?


Let's just say ISIS attacked a zoo, but come to think of it, I taught this ISIS just broke their fasting last week, why killing again?


I know the creator, maker and one true God doesn't accept a terrorists as his worshipper.

God Punish ISIS

This is actually disheartening! But

SheikhMuniru:
One Thing I Hate Most Is That These People Are Hiding Under The Umbrella Of Islam

they’re not hiding Islam is actually violent

Was that before or after our galla soldiers killed a spoken whooping ''700 on the dot'' of them.




My condolences.

This is the right news to believe, just wait for the children of hate, and how the appointment of ssg from south east came into the news is what I don't understand, how do you keep wishing evil for q country and still crave to be included in the schemes of its governance, seriously I don't understand

Imagine if another civil war was declared. I pity Muslims living in the south

So boko haram don turn Isis Waqaaa to Nigerian govt, Buharu set

I want Bleep small e do tey