Nigerian General Killed as Troops Fend Off Attack on Borno Base

A Nigerian brigadier general and multiple soldiers were killed in a pre-dawn attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State, early Thursday. Military sources confirmed that insurgents—identified as members of an Islamic militant group—attempted to overrun the base but were ultimately repelled. Reports suggest at least 18 military personnel lost their lives in the assault. President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack, describing it as a desperate counterstrike by violent extremists reeling fr