Army recaptures Chibok town from insurgents

The 7 Division of the Nigerian army on Sunday in Abuja said it has captured Chibok town in Borno from insurgents.

This information is contained in a statement issued by Col. Sani Usman, deputy director, army public relations, 7 Division of the Nigerian army.

It said the military was still carrying out mopping-up operation on the surrounding environment.

The statement added that Chibok was fully secured.

It would be recalled that the insurgents had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok on the evening of April 14 and forced 276 students onto trucks in a mass abduction.

Fifty-seven of the abducted girls have since then managed to escape.

The insurrection by Boko Haram, which wants to create an Islamic state in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria, has claimed more than 10,000 lives in the past five years.

They have seized more than 20 towns and villages in the North East in recent months.(NAN)