According to reports, Nigerian soldiers are said to have taken back Chibok town in Borno after it which was captured by the Boko Haram insurgents on Friday, November.
Reports say that soldiers of the 7 Division Nigeria army had on Saturday, November 15, swooped in and retrieved the seized community from the insurgents, after engaging them in a firefight.
According to villagers around the town, a large deployment of soldiers were spotted on Saturday morning, moving into Chibok from the direction of Damboa.
Sources spoke to Leadership newspapers saying: “We saw large number of trucks filled with uniformed personnel moving towards Chibok; initially, we were scared but later realised they were soldiers as they did not harass us like the Boko Haram gunmen usually do.”
Furthermore, the newspaper reported that a top military source who preferred not to be named, revealed that the town had been reclaimed from the terrorists.
“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.”
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