KANO: Militants aligned with the Daesh group ambushed Nigerian security forces in northeastern Borno state, killing two soldiers and two anti-militant militia members, sources said Saturday.
Fighters from Daesh-West Africa Province (DaeshWAP) opened fire Friday with heavy guns on a motorcycle convoy of Nigerian troops, anti-militant militia and local hunters on patrol in Damboa district, according to a military source and a security report.
The incident is the latest in dozens of attacks targeting Nigerian security forces by DaeshWAP, which has recently intensified raids on military bases with rocket-propelled grenades and suicide drones.
"We lost two soldiers and two members of the Civilian CJTF (militia) in the ambush by DaeshWAP terrorists," a military officer told AFP.
"The terrorists laid ambush on the patrol convoy of motorcycles led by the brigade commander, which resulted in exchange of fire," said the officer, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorised to speak on the incident.
