At least 65 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist raids in country’s north-east

Gunmen from Islamic State West Africa Province overran four military bases and reportedly abducted 300 civilians

At least 65 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in jihadist raids across the country's north-east in the last two weeks, as the west African state battles to contain one of the world's deadliest terror groups.

On 5 and 6 March, gunmen from Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) overran four military bases in Borno state, the epicentre of the insurgency. Nigerian daily the Punch reported that about 40 soldiers were killed in total in these attacks.