{"id":11523,"date":"2026-06-05T22:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=11523"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:53:16","slug":"boko-haram-attacks-army-base-beheads-8-soldiers-in-dawn-attack-in-borno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2026\/06\/05\/boko-haram-attacks-army-base-beheads-8-soldiers-in-dawn-attack-in-borno\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram Attacks Army Base, beheads 8 soldiers in dawn attack in Borno"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a Nigerian Army base along the Mandara\u2013Buratai Road in Borno State. At least eight soldiers were killed and several others wounded, according to military sources.<\/p>\n

A source at the base confirmed that the attack happened in the early hours of Friday during heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

Another military source told SaharaReporters that the attackers overran parts of the facility and carried out a brutal assault on the troops stationed there.<\/p>\n

“They killed eight soldiers and beheaded them. Several others were injured during the attack,” the source said.<\/p>\n

According to reports, the terrorists stormed the military position in large numbers, catching the troops off guard under the cover of the bad weather.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Graphic footage and images from the scene have confirmed the scale of the incident, though officials have yet to release an official statement.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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