Boko Haram kills 2 soldiers in NE Nigeria: Security sources

Two Nigerian soldiers have been killed and six others injured when Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists attacked a military post near the Cameroon border, security sources say, days before rescheduled presidential elections.

Fighters loyal to long-time factional leader Abubakar Shekau launched the attack on Sunday evening some 15 kilometers (nearly 10 miles) from the town of Banki.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari came to power on a pledge to defeat the extremist militants but despite his repeated claims that they have been weakened to the point of defeat, attacks persist.

His failure to end the violence is again a polling issue as Buhari seeks re-election this weekend.

"We lost two soldiers to Boko Haram terrorists who attacked Alpha Company location," a military officer in Banki said on condition of anonymity.

"Six soldiers were also injured in the attack," he said. The account was backed by a civilian militia member in the town.

The injured troops were evacuated to a hospital in Mora, across the border in Cameroon.

Banki is 130 kilometers (80 miles) southeast of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, and houses some 45,000 people displaced by the conflict in a sprawling camp.

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