Jihadists in northeast Nigeria killed several troops including a brigadier general in an assault on a military base, local officials said on Thursday, the second killing of a high-ranking officer in five months.

Jihadists in northeast Nigeria killed several troops including a brigadier general in an assault on a military base, local officials said on Thursday, the second killing of a high-ranking officer in five months.

An army general and several soldiers were killed during an attempt to raid a military base in northeastern Nigeria early Thursday, officials said. The attack occurred in Benisheikh in Borno State, army spokesman Michael Onoja said in a statement, but it was repelled. Onoja described the assailants as “terrorists,” which…

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 9 - Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched coordinated overnight attacks on multiple locations in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, killing an army general and several other soldiers, military sources said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 9 - Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched coordinated overnight attacks on multiple locations in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, killing an army general and several other soldiers, military sources said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nigeria's officials say that an army general and several soldiers have been killed during an attempt to raid a military base in the northeast.