Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a Nigerian Army base along the Mandara–Buratai Road in Borno State. At least eight soldiers were killed and several others wounded, according to military sources.

A source at the base confirmed that the attack happened in the early hours of Friday during heavy rainfall.

“162 Battalion Mandara Buratai Road, eight soldiers were killed in action. They attacked us at 4 a.m. today (Friday) when it was raining,” the source said.

Another military source told SaharaReporters that the attackers overran parts of the facility and carried out a brutal assault on the troops stationed there.

“They killed eight soldiers and beheaded them. Several others were injured during the attack,” the source said.

According to reports, the terrorists stormed the military position in large numbers, catching the troops off guard under the cover of the bad weather.

Security sources said reinforcement teams have been deployed to the area. Efforts are ongoing to assess the full extent of casualties and recover the base.

Graphic footage and images from the scene have confirmed the scale of the incident, though officials have yet to release an official statement.

This latest attack is part of a troubling pattern. Boko Haram and its offshoot, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have been launching renewed assaults on military positions in the North-East. These attacks continue despite ongoing counterinsurgency operations by the Nigerian military.