Nigeria’s military said Boko Haram militants launched another attack on the northeastern town of Konduga in Borno State, but were repelled.
Military officials say the five-hour shootout on Sunday left 72 militants dead along with one soldier.
There was no independent confirmation of the casualty figures.
A soldier who participated in the attack told VOA the militants tried to carry out a suicide bombing with a car filled with explosives.
He said the military was tipped off about the plan and said a military sniper killed the driver of the car before the attack could take place.
Konduga has been attacked many times in the past year.
Boko Haram has killed thousands of people since launching its insurgency in 2009, and controls numerous towns in northeastern Nigeria.
Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon launched an offensive against the group in late January and have retaken some of the towns.
VOA.
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