Gallant Soldiers recapture Chibok Town from Boko Haram

The authorities of the Nigerian military have said that the Special Forces have liberated the town of Chibok in Borno State from the control of Boko Haram. The troops had returned normalcy to the town.

Some insurgents, who were allegedly fleeing from the military offensive in the Mubi axis of Adamawa State, had moved into Chibok to take control of the embattled town on Thursday night.

The insurgents had earlier abducted over 200 girls, who were sitting for WAEC at Government Secondary School, Chibok, on April 14, 2014.

However, the military authorities said in an unsigned statement posted on the official website of the Nigerian military that troops had recaptured the town from the rampaging terrorists.

It was stated that the troops carrying out a mop-up operation are now in pursuit of fleeing insurgents.

The statement said, “The terrorists who attacked Chibok town early yesterday (Saturday) have been effectively flushed out of the area. The subsequent mopping up operation is still ongoing, as troops continue the pursuit of fleeing terrorists and arrest of the wounded.

“Meanwhile, normalcy has been restored and the town is now secured. Further details will follow later please.”

Also, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Olajide Laleye, in a telephone conversation with a Punch correspondent, confirmed that the troops had liberated Chibok by 6.30pm on Saturday.

Investigations, however, revealed that the military authorities had deployed helicopter gunships and a large number of troops at Gombi Local Government Area to contain a surprise turn-out of large number of insurgents in the area after the recapturing of Mubi from them.