JUST IN: Army commander, 2 senior officers, 17 soldiers killed as Boko Haram raid military base in Borno

20 personnel of the Nigerian army have been killed with many reportedly missing, following a brutal raid on a military base in Borno State by suspected members of Boko Haram terrorist organization.

This medium gathered that the criminal elements on Friday, January 24, 2025, launched the deadly attack that lasted for several hours at the 149 Battalion in Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area of the State.

Malam-Fatori is a border town between Nigeria and Niger Republic.

Currently, thousands of people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are taking refuge in the town.

Sources according to SaharaReporters confirmed that the insurgents attacked the base with multiple gun trucks.

The sources added that the terrorists burnt many buildings and military operational vehicles during the attack.

Apart from the dead bodies recovered, many other soldiers were seriously injured while a yet-to-be ascertained number of operatives were still missing as of Saturday.

The commanding officer of the battalion, two senior officers including the base medical director were among those killed.

Moreover, this comes after the terror group launched a brutal attack on the military’s Forward Operating Base in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Meanwhile, since the death of JAS leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in locations around Lake Chad.

The sect’s membership has swollen with the defection of hundreds of Boko Haram fighters under Shekau.

The Nigerian Army has repeatedly claimed that insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently downplay any losses.

The terror group has caused over 100,000 deaths and displaced millions of people mainly in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.

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