Nigeria, April 20 -- Terrorists suspected to be of Ansaru, the first breakaway faction of Boko Haram, have attacked a military base in Kaiama Local Government of Kwara State, killing at least three soldiers and injuring four others, including a local vigilante.

During the attack, the terrorists carted away eight operational motorcycles and a gun truck, intelligence sources and locals said.

The attack occurred around 3 a.m. in Kemanji, one of the villages surrounding the section of Kainji National Park where Ansaru terrorists use as hideouts.

"The terrorists came directly to the military camp and opened fire on soldiers," a forest guard [name withheld for security reasons] who fights alongside military operatives said. "They killed thre...