Nigeria, June 6 -- The Nigerian Army has confirmed the attack on a military base in Borno State, saying five soldiers and three members of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were killed.

The army, however, noted that the attack was repelled by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that insurgents suspected to be fighters of Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a military base around Mandara axis, killing eight soldiers and injuring others.

In a statement issued on Friday, the spokesperson for Operation Hadin Kai, Haruna Sani, said the attack targeted the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mandara-Girau under the 25 Brigade, Sector 2 of the task force.

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