00:00Nigeria's Army Chief of Staff visited troops in the country's northeastern Borno state
00:06on Saturday, days after jihadists killed 15 soldiers in the region.
00:12Fighters believed to be linked to the so-called Islamic State reportedly attacked and burnt
00:18down a military base near Lake Chad overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.
00:22Several soldiers are still missing, raising fears they may have been kidnapped.
00:30Five members of the civilian anti-jihadist militia were also killed, the military said.
00:37Local sources say the militants also looted weapons from the base.
00:43Nigeria is going through its most violent period in nearly three decades.
00:48Last week, some two dozen militants and soldiers were killed when jihadist fighters attacked
00:55a military outpost in neighbouring Kukawa.
00:58The 17-year insurgency has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced around two million
01:05from their homes in northeastern Nigeria, according to the United Nations.
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