Military task force spokesperson Sani Uba says the pre-dawn attack targeted an army position in Mallam ​Fatori near the border with neighbouring Niger, with insurgents advancing on foot ‌and deploying armed drones. The assault follows multiple suicide bombings on Monday in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, ​that killed at least 23 and left more than 100 ​wounded. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province  fighters have intensified ​attacks on military bases in recent weeks in Borno, the ​epicentre of Nigeria’s 17-year Islamist insurgency.

–Reuters–