Suspected members of Boko Haram terror network, have attacked a military base in Kaiama Local Government of Kwara State, killing three soldiers and injuring four others, including a local vigilante.
According to intelligence sources and locals, during the attack, the terrorists carted away eight operational motorcycles and a gun truck.
The attack occurred around 3am in Kemanji, one of the villages surrounding the section of Kainji National Park where Ansaru terrorists use as hideouts.
“The terrorists came directly to the military camp and opened fire on soldiers,” a forest guard who fights alongside military operatives said.
“They killed three soldiers and injured four”.
Another source said soldiers killed scores of the terrorists during the attack.
Meanwhile, other terrorist groups operate in the area, sources attributed the attack to Ansaru fighters, who had previously engaged security forces in the village in fierce gun battles.
Military and police authorities in Kwara State are yet to issue an official statements in respect to the development.
