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UPDATE 1-Militant attack in Nigerian town kills 20 soldiers, displaces 1,000 residents

Published 09/01/2020, 06:41
Updated 09/01/2020, 06:45
UPDATE 1-Militant attack in Nigerian town kills 20 soldiers, displaces 1,000 residents

UPDATE 1-Militant attack in Nigerian town kills 20 soldiers, displaces 1,000 residents

(Updates with ISWAP claim of the attack)

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 8 (Reuters) - About 20 soldiers were

killed and nearly 1,000 people made homeless in a militant

attack on a town in northeastern Nigeria, two residents and a

military source said on Wednesday.

The militants entered Monguno in Borno state posing as a

convoy of soldiers on Tuesday evening, the sources said. They

then attacked troops inside the town, destroying at least 750

homes in the process.

Resident Gumati Sadu said people fled into the bush for

safety during the fighting and that three civilians were killed

by stray bullets.

A military spokesman declined to comment.

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed

responsibility for the attack on its Amaq news agency.

It said that one of its militants detonated a car bomb in

the town, killing at least 8 soldiers and destroying 3 armoured

vehicles.

The group also said it had seized a vehicle, weapons and

ammunition before leaving the town.

ISWAP split from Islamist group Boko Haram in 2016 and has

since staged its own frequent attacks in the region.

Boko Haram's decade-long insurgency campaign has killed

thousands and displaced millions in northeastern Nigeria.

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.

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