Overview
- Soldiers backed by air support turned back a coordinated assault on the Mallam Fatori base around 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, according to the army.
- The military reported 60 to 80 attackers killed, including several commanders, figures that differ across statements and have not been independently verified.
- Authorities said the assailants were suspected Boko Haram or ISWAP fighters who advanced in large numbers and reportedly used armed drones.
- The Nigerian Air Force carried out strike operations, with officials also citing allied support from neighboring Niger; four soldiers were injured with no deaths reported.
- The base attack came days after three suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri that killed at least 23 to 25 people and wounded more than 100, with no claim of responsibility.