The Islamist group Boko Haram confirmed on Saturday it was behind an attack that killed eight soldiers and injured 17 more in northeastern Nigeria.
The group said they had attacked army positions near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area near the border with Cameroon, in a statement translated by the site monitoring group.
The group, which calls itself Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), said they had suffered no casualties in the clash, and threatened further attacks.
An army statement Friday confirmed the attack, however, did not mention any casualties.
[…] The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has further been asked to remain in the northeast until the security situation in the region improves. […]
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