Nigeria's Army Chief of Staff visits troops in Borno after deaths of 15 soliders

Nigeria's army chief of staff visited troops in the country's northeastern Borno state on Saturday, days after jihadists killed 15 soldiers in the region. Fighters, believed to be linked to the so-called Islamic State, reportedly attacked and burnt down a military base near Lake Chad overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. Several soldiers are still missing raising fears they may have been kidnapped five members of the civilian anti-jihadist militia were also killed the military said local sources say the militants also looted weapons from the base Nigeria is going through its most violent period in nearly three decades last week some two dozen militants and soldiers were killed when jihadist fighters attacked a military outpost in neighboring Kukawa. The 17-year insurgency has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced around 2 million from their homes in northeastern Nigeria, according to the United Nations.