The terrorists were smoked out of the base by a fighter jet which deployed to the scene” said a military source who spoke on anonymity

The military source did not however state if the sect members carted away any weapons. Boko Haram fighters reportedly said to be from the IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province attacked the base in the town of Kareto, 150 kilometres (about 90 miles) north of the state capital Maiduguri on Wednesday, November 15th. The militants were pushed back after a prolonged fight that lasted almost three hours with aerial support and reinforcements from Monguno. "I learnt one soldier was killed and a few others were wounded," the militia said,

Residents of Kekeno fled to Monguno following the attack, Monguno resident Adamu Sheriff said. In recent months, Boko Haram jihadists have carried out repeated attacks on military bases in the northern part of Borno, although the military has strongly denied reports of heavy troop casualties.
Boko Haram fighters loyal to ISIS attacked a military base in the Nigerian town of Metele, killing at least 118 soldiers while at least 153 others were missing after the attack, the militants also seized tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, weapons, and ammunition (Reuters)