Nigeria, May 24 -- The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east, have repelled an attempted terror attack on a military position in Kirawa, Borno State, killing at least 12 insurgents suspected to be members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) or Boko Haram.

The army said the attack occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Nigeria-Cameroon border in the Sector 1 area of the joint task force operation.

According to a statement issued on Friday by the spokesperson for the joint task force, Sani Uba, the insurgents attempted to infiltrate positions occupied by troops of the 153 Task Force Battalion and associated forces.

Mr Uba, a lieutenant colonel, said the troops, suppo...