While five soldiers were wounded are stable and reciving treatment in the Brigade Field Ambulance,” he added. The military base in Buni Yadi has been targeted before in the conflict. In January, two military sources told AFP the Islamic State-allied faction of Boko Haram killed four soldiers and were repelled after air support was called in. Most of the attacks on military positions and troops have been blamed on or claimed by the self-styled Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction. Buni Yadi was the scene of one of Boko Haram’s most notorious attacks, when fighters loyal to long-time leader Abubakar Shekau stormed a boys’ boarding school in February 2014.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2019 15:00 UTC