Army Recovers Chibok From Terrorists

The Nigerian army has stated that it has regained control of Chibok in Borno, which was previously captured by Boko Haram members.

The army said in a statement signed by Colonel Timothy Antigha, the Chief of Staff, Department of Army Public Relations:

“The Nigerian Army troops recaptured Chibok at about 7pm last (Saturday) night from Boko Haram insurgents. The town is now secured. Exploitation and mop-up operations are ongoing. More details will follow as soon as they are available.”

However, an elder of the Chibok community, Pogu Bitrus told AFP that the town was recaptured by a joint team of soldiers and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force. Pogu said the vigilantes fought inside the town while the soldiers “stayed outside the town to mop up the insurgents trying to escape”.