Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Four vigilantes have been killed and four soldiers declared missing after terrorists attacked a military base in Mayenti, a town in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

The attack occurred a day after the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) posted a video of the execution of Samaila Uba, a Nigerian Army brigadier-general.

On Monday night, security sources told our reporter that ISWAP fighters rode on motorcycles into Mayenti in an attempt to overrun the facility.

The town, located near Dara Jamal-the scene of a massacre that claimed over 60 lives in September-is a hotspot of terrorist activities.

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai repelled the insurgents, killing several terrorists. However, four civili...