Nigeria, May 30 -- Nigejran troops killed at least 60 terrorists after repelling an attack on a military base in Bita, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

The Nigeria Army disclosed this in an X post Friday morning.

"In a decisive and coordinated operation, gallant troops of Operation Hadin Kai launched a simultaneous land and air assault on terrorist positions in Bita, Borno State, in the early hours of today. The intense battle resulted in the neutralization of at least 60 terrorists," the army posted.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram fighters besieged troops attached to the 26 Task Force Brigade of Sector One in midnight on Friday.

"The troops, with immediate support from air platforms, ...