Hundreds of Islamist militants have seized a
multinational military base in northeastern Nigeria, according to a government
official.
"Boko Haram overwhelmed the Multinational Joint
Task Force and dislodged them from their base outside Baga after hours-long
fighting," said Maina Ma'aji Lawan, a Nigerian senator from the state of
Borno, where Baga is located.
"They came in huge numbers heavily armed and
subdued the multinational troops consisting (of) soldiers from Nigeria, Niger
and Chad," Lawan said.
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