Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assailants, the army said. The militants, suspected members of Boko Haram or the Islamic State West Africa Province, were supported by multiple armed…

Nigerian soldiers thwart an attack on a military base, killing 80 militants and recovering a significant cache of weapons.

Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assailants, the army said.

Nigeria’s army says it fought off an overnight militant assault on a base in the country’s northeast and killed at least 80 attackers.