Nigeria, March 6 -- Nigerian soldiers in the North-east have thwarted coordinated midnight attacks on four military bases in Borno State, killing many insurgents.

The soldiers, members of the Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force focusing on the North-eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa (BAY states), confronted the insurgents in the attack, which lasted for hours.

Sani Uba, the spokesperson for the joint task force, in a statement on Friday, said the terrorists targeted military formations around Konduga, Marte, Jakana and Mainok.

Mr Uba, a lieutenant colonel, said the "desperate attacks" began around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday and continued until around 03 a.m. on Friday.

According to him, the assailants "were met with overwhelmi...