At least 20 people have been killed in a foiled attack on a military site in Borno state. The attack happened on Sunday in Monguno village, some 200 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
The gunmen, armed with a number of AK47 and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, had stormed the military site in three 4X4 trucks and eight motorcycles.
They were however engaged in a cross fire by the officers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the state.
JTF spokesperson in Maiduguri, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa in confirmed the attack to Channels Television in a telephone conversation, stating that all those killed are believed to be fighters from the Boko Haram sect.
