“This is another terribly sad day for civilians in northeast Nigeria and for the humanitarians who are working to help them”
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Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometres from the Borno state capital Maiduguri,
The insurgents ransacked the base and carted away weapons and vehicles
“The incident occurred outside a weapons range, so it is possible that non-hostile factors were the cause of the damage,
“These terrorists intended to perpetrate attacks in the city of Niamey or its environs,” the government said.
Four Chadian soldiers and a television reporter were killed when their vehicle hit a mine on a road in eastern Chad.
Four American and five Niger soldiers were killed in a 2017 jihadist attack in same region.
Villagers fled the attack but returned on Tuesday to bury the dead left amid the charred wreckage of their homes.
ISWAP fighters on Friday launched an assault on the base at Mararrabar Kimba, 135 kilometres (85 miles) from the state capital, Maiduguri.
The dead included both children and the aged and began at around 10 pm and lasted until about 1 am Friday