Kano: At least seven soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on military positions in northeast Nigeria, a civilian vigilante and a security source said yesterday. The attack happened in the town of Gajiram, about 80km by road north of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, on Wednesday afternoon. A military source in Maiduguri and a civilian vigilante, Babakura Kolo, both told AFP on Thursday that the fighting lasted for about two hours and that three soldiers were killed.
But Kolo said yesterday that the toll was had risen and that it was "now seven, including one lieutenant, and six rank and file.
