The Nigeria army says it has retaken the economic and strategic town of Gamboru Ngala in Borno state from Boko Haram insurgents.
According to Sani Usman, army spokesman, “the triumphant troops are now busy with clearing and mopping-up patrols”.
The latest feat is coming a few days after the army announced that it had captured the ‘contact man’ of the sect and destroyed a bomb-making factory in the state.
In tandem with the counter-terrorism effort, on Sunday, the Department of State Services(DSS) announced that it had captured some commanders of insurgents who were disappearing into the south of the country to launch attacks.
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Chris Olukolade, former defence spokesman, had said early in the year that Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, the three states often targeted by Boko Haram, had been freed from the insurgents.
He also said that the insurgents had been driven to the fringes, and were scampering for safety in Sambisa forest.
But Tuesday’s announcement by the army betrays that earlier story “sold” to the media, as it is now clear that Boko Haram still holds some territories in the northeast.
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