Nigeria's Borno state mobilises militia after 8 soldiers killed by militants

FILE PHOTO: Members of civilian joint task force patrol in Maiduguri May 22, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's Borno state government has asked for 300 militia to help the military clear out Islamist insurgents after they killed at least eight soldiers during an attack in the northeastern town of Malam Fatori on Saturday, security sources said.

The sources told Reuters on Wednesday that Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked Malam Fatori on Saturday afternoon, killing eight soldiers and two policemen and injuring 25 soldiers and residents.