Nigerian Brigadier General Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Borno Base

A Nigerian Brigadier General and multiple soldiers were killed during a dawn assault on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State, early Thursday. Military sources confirmed that troops managed to repel the attackers, identified as part of an Islamic militant group, but suffered heavy losses in the process. Witnesses report at least 18 casualties among the military personnel. This marks an escalation in the ongoing insurgency in the region, where groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State Wes