Abuja - Nigeria on Monday said it had retaken Gamboru and four
other towns held by Boko Haram following a joint weekend offensive
by its military, civilian vigilantes and forces from Chad and
Cameroon.
"Our troops are in control after operations which had the active
support of volunteers (vigilantes) and our friendly neighbours,"
national security spokesman Mike Omeri told AFP.
In a separate statement, he listed the towns in northeast Borno state
retaken over the weekend as Mafa, Mallam Fatori, Abadam, Marte and
Gamboru, where Chad has carried out three days of airstrikes.
An AFP journalist in Fotokol, a Cameroonian town less than one
kilometre (mile) from Gamboru, said the aerial bombardment of the
area was ongoing earlier Monday but the situation appeared quiet by
the evening.
Boko Haram had for many months been in control of a series of
towns along Nigeria's northeastern border and staged a string of
cross-border attacks, especially inside Cameroon. There had been growing calls for the affected countries to mount a
joint offensive amid evidence that Boko Haram was rapidly growing in
strength.
The new multi-lateral offensive may succeed in further weakening
Boko Haram but there could also be political consequences for
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who faces a tough re-election
test in less than two weeks.
Nigeria's willingness to allow foreign militaries to bomb its own
territory and possibly occupy areas with ground forces has been seen
as an embarrassment by some in Africa's most populous and top
economy.
Omeri's statement also said 11 towns in Adamawa state to the south
of Borno had been liberated, while six areas were still being occupied
by the Islamists.
Boko Haram has also been chased out of Gujba and Gulani in
northeast Yobe state, he added. http://m.news24.com/nigeria/National/News/Military-claims-Gamboru-four-other-towns-recaptured-from-Boko-Haram-20150202

Kill those rats,bombard their cave.Aniimals

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More power to the guns and bullet of nigerian army.

I don tire for all this Lost but Found game been played between BH and Nigeria Army..

Good job guys. God bless the Nigerian army.