MAIDUGURI – Around 20 soldiers were killed and nearly 1,000 people were homeless in a militant attack on a town in northeastern Nigeria, sources said on Wednesday.
The militants entered Monguno in Borno state posing as a convoy of soldiers on Tuesday, the sources added.
They attacked troops inside the town, destroying at least 750 homes in the process.
Islamic State West Africa Province claimed responsibility for the attack on its Amaq news agency.
Thousands in Monguno had already been displaced from their homes elsewhere in Borno state by militants.
Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres warned last year that many thousands in Monguno lacked proper shelter, water, sanitation, and food.(Reuters)
