Soldiers of the 7 Division Nigeria Army yesterday reclaimed the town of Chibok in Borno State, from Boko Haram insurgents.
Leadership Newspaper quoted villagers as saying that a large deployment of soldiers were seen moving in from the direction of Damboa on Saturday morning.
“We saw large number of trucks filled with uniformed personnel moving towards Chibok”, a source said.
“Initially, we were scared but later realised they were soldiers as they did not harass us like the Boko Haram gunmen usually do.”
The source said they continued to hear sounds of gun shots and explosion echoing in from the direction of Chibok.
A top military source confirmed that the sect was dislodged by troops.
“We have taken back Chibok town from the insurgents after some few hours of engagement with them.
“We have since sent them parking from the town; it is now safe for people to return to their homes”.
The security source, however, did not provide further details.
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