Soldiers killed as military van runs into ISWAP landmine in Borno

A Nigerian army patrol vehicle hit a landmine planted by Islamic State group-aligned jihadists near the border with Cameroon, killing eight soldiers, defence sources told AFP Sunday. The attack happened in the northeastern state of Borno on Saturday, the same day the Nigerian Army Chief, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, was visiting the state capital, Maiduguri, […]