Babawale Afolabi, a spokesperson for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, said late Tuesday that a team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were subject to a surprise attack of roughly 200 Boko Haram fighters during a patrol mission. At least seven security operatives went missing, according to authorities.

Seven Nigerian officers in-charge of ensuring the security of the country's power grid installations went missing after a convoy ambush by about 200 Boko Haram terrorists. The attack claimed the lives of over 50 Boko Haram terrorists.

Police in Finland have detained five suspects over their alleged involvement in separatist violence in southeastern Nigeria