Jihadists have attacked an army base and a town in northeast Nigeria killing soldiers and civilians, in the latest violence to rock the region.
Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) riding trucks fitted with machineguns stormed the town of Malam Fatori, in Abadam district, late Friday and early Saturday.
The first attack, near the Niger border, came at dusk Friday, leading to a fierce battle with soldiers who repelled the assault.
In a predawn attack on the base and the town on Saturday, the jihadists hurled explosives and killed residents, while others drowned in a river trying to flee.
