Terrorists wey get armed drones attack one army base for Borno, north-east Nigeria, dem kill some soldiers early Thursday morning, military talk. Na the second attack wey dem report for that area this week.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sani Uba, military spokesperson, talk say the way Daesh terrorists don start to use drones for recent attacks don make the violence for the region escalate.

The terrorists strike the Sabon Gari base before dawn, dem storm the perimeter and briefly breach part of the facility, Uba say.

While dem dey fight, their drone bombardment destroy several military vehicles, including one excavator and one low-bed trailer, he add.

Army regain control

Army regain control after reinforcements show, dem repel the attack and dey pursue the terrorists, Uba say.

He say some soldiers and Civilian Joint Task Force members 'paid the supreme price', but he no give details about the numbers.

Two security sources talk say at least nine soldiers and two task force members die, and about 16 others get wound.

This year, Nigeria military don push deeper into areas wey terrorists don occupy for the north-east as part of a renewed offensive against terrorist groups.

For Borno, Boko Haram and Daesh terrorists don intensify attacks on military convoys and civilians in recent years, but the government say dem don step up counter-terrorism efforts.