Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had killed 50 jihadists using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the volatile northeast.

The authorities in Africa's most populous country and one of its powerhouses, have been fighting the Boko Haram jihadist group and its Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) splinter for 16 years.The groups are seeking to establish a caliphate in the northeast.

In the early hours of Thursday, troops aided by fighter jets engaged isurgents who had launched coordinated attacks on bases in the towns of Dikwa, Mafa and Gajibo in Borno state as well as in Katarko in neighbouring Yobe state, a military spokesman said in a statement.

The military did not say which faction was ...