At least 19 soldiers including a commander have been k!lled in an attack  carried out by Boko Haram members at the military base in Malam-Fatori at Abadam Local Government Area of Borno state on Friday, January 24.

According to residents of the state, the sect members stormed Malam-Fatori, a border town that is two kilometers to the Nigerien border community, Bosso,and opened fire on the military base cited there. Channels TV reports that the sect members operated for several hours before dislodging the 149 Battalion. Survivors of the deadly attack reportedly fled to safety.

Intelligence sources confirmed that the insurgents arrived at the base in multiple gun trucks, razing several buildings and military operational vehicles during the assault.

“Many soldiers were seriously injured while several other personnel have gone missing. The commanding officer of the battalion a lieutenant Colonel, two senior officers, including the base medical director, were among those killed in the attack.”a source said

149 Taskforce Brigade Malam-Fatori is located two kilometers to the Nigerien border town of Bosso in the lake Chad where the insurgents are currently hibernating

A military source mentioned that the attack on the military base happened when troops were on routine operations in the Timbuktu triangle from where they drove into an ambush that resulted in the death of the Commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Alari.