Nigeria seizes 36 towns from Boko Haram: Official
‘Nigeria has recaptured 36 towns from Boko Haram since the start of a military operation by regional West African countries against the Takfiri group, an official says.
Nigeria’s National security spokesman Mike Omeri said on Wednesday that four towns, located in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern states of Borno and Yobe, have been retaken since last Friday.
Crucial “co-operations and alliances” have brought victories against the militants, Omeri said, adding, “It is hoped that the unfolding regional cooperation will hasten the total defeat and extermination of Boko Haram in Nigeria and the sub-region.”’
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