(Reuters) - Nigerian forces backed by air strikes seized the northeastern border town of Baga from Islamist group Boko Haram on Saturday, the military said, a significant victory in an offensive against an insurgency affecting four African states.

Retaking the town - at Nigeria's border with Chad, Niger and Cameroon - was one of several in the past two weeks, and particularly important as Baga was the headquarters of a multinational force of troops from all four countries.
The militants had claimed a Jan. 3 attack that killed scores, possibly hundreds, and left the jihadists in control.

"We have secured Baga. We are now in full control. There are only mopping up exercises left to do," Defense Spokesman Major-General Chris Olukolade said by telephone.

In a statement minutes earlier Olukolade had said that "a large number of terrorists had drowned in Lake Chad" as troops advanced on Baga.
The Islamist fighters appear to be on the run in many parts of Nigeria and regions near its borders, after being subjected to a major offensive on all sides, although they have seemed defeated in the past only to bounce back deadlier than ever.

"Not even the strategy of mining over 1,500 spots with land mines on the routes leading to the town could save the terrorists from the aggressive move of advancing troops," Olukolade had said in a statement earlier in the day.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/21/us-nigeria-violence-idUSKBN0LP0NF20150221

Kudos to our military.

We all need to support our military.

How many times have they recaptured this baga town back from BH if I may ask?

Tandullceblog:
How many times have they recaptured this baga town back from BH if I may ask?

In war, a town previously liberated can fall into enemy hands. The most important thing is the courage to go after the enemy again and kick them out. This is what our military has done, and we should commend them.

Confirmed on cnn and al jazeera
well done our galant soldiers.

cuteboy2:


In war, a town previously liberated can fall into enemy hands. The most important thing is the courage to go after the enemy again and kick them out. This is what our military has done, and we should commend them.

Ok

Generalkorex:
Confirmed on cnn and al jazeera
well done our galant soldiers.

Happy for our troops.

The nay sayers and enemies of our country (Boko Haram and APC) are on same page with their displeasure that our troops are recording successes. They are praying Boko haram should have upper hand. Who knows. Maybe that is why Boko-hari has hurried to London to help arrange funding for their friends in Sambisa forest.