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Death toll hits 48 in Boko Haram attack on Nigeria troops: sources

Boko Haram militants. Boko Haram has intensified attacks on military targets in Nigeria in recent months. [Photo: AFP]

The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday.

Scores of Boko Haram fighters in trucks stormed the base on Thursday in Zari village in northern Borno state and briefly seized it after a fierce battle.

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