Boko Haram units attack the 81st Division Forward Brigade at Jilli village in Geidam district.
The based had 734 troops and 63 soldiers were said to have found their way to Geidam with the remaining 670 soldiers unaccounted for. Other reports state that there are about 31 confirmed dead.
The Boko Haram units, led by the Abu-Musab Al-Barnawi faction had driven from Lake Chad through Gubio to carry out the attack.
The base was new and the troops had recently arrived from Lagos.