Nigeria Retakes Bama, Blocks Boko Haram Move On Borno State Capital

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
8 September 2014
Tags:
Nigeria, Governance, Conflict, Peace and Security, International Terrorism

A senior official said on Monday, Nigeria's military has recaptured the flashpoint town of Bama in northeast Borno state from Boko Haram and blocked the Islamist militants' advance towards the state capital Maiduguri. He said government forces are also fighting a southwards push into neighboring Adamawa state by the group, which has recently departed from its usual hit-and-run tactics and started to seize towns and territory.

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