Nigerian troops go on patrol and man defences and checkpoints in Monguno, a town close to the border with Chad in the West African nation's volatile northeast. The military's defences have kept Monguno largely secure despite the region witnessing a recent surge in attacks on military bases by jihadists fighting a grinding 16-year war."Three months ago, this location was attacked twice in the space of one month. And the gallant troops of this location stood their ground, and fought, and repelled the attack," says Friday Feekwe, a major in the Nigerian army stationed in Monguno. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES