BREAKING: Several Soldiers Feared Dead As Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Military Base In Borno

A yet-to-be ascertained number of soldiers have been killed after a base of the Nigerian Army in Borno State came under Boko Haram attack, several sources have confirmed to SaharaReporters.

The terrorists invaded the base of the 153 Task Force Battalion in Marte Local Government Council of the state on Saturday night, dislodging the troops.

During the attack, the gunmen reportedly burnt armoured tanks and made away with ammunition, sources said.

“There was another Boko Haram dislodgement in Marte 153 TF Battalion on Saturday night, so many of our men are feared dead as we already lost communication with the base since the attack,” one of the sources, a Major in the Army, told SaharaReporters.

The 153rd Task Force Battalion (153 TF Battalion) in Borno State, Nigeria, has been involved in several incidents with Boko Haram, including ambushes and recaptures of strategic locations like Marte.

This comes a few weeks after 22 soldiers, including a commander, were killed in an attack at a military base in Malam-Fatori at Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.

For over a decade, Nigeria has been locked in a brutal conflict with insurgent groups operating primarily in the country’s North East region.

The most prominent among them is Boko Haram, which emerged in the early 2000s but became violently active around 2009, launching a campaign of terror marked by bombings, mass abductions, and attacks on civilian and military targets.

Despite repeated claims under then-President Muhammadu Buhari that the terrorists had been “technically defeated,” insurgent activities have persisted, often with deadly consequences.

The insurgency has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced millions of people, creating one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Entire communities have been razed, with survivors forced into overcrowded internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, often with limited access to food, healthcare, and security.

Over the years, various offshoots of Boko Haram, such as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have emerged, further complicating counterinsurgency efforts and prolonging the cycle of violence.

Despite regional and international support, including from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), the threat remains a formidable challenge to Nigeria's national stability and human security.