[ 02 September 2015 00:30 ]
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, a Nigerian military spokesman said in a statement that the troops retook control of the strategic town of Gamboru Ngala on the border with neighboring Cameroon on Tuesday.
"The Nigerian army has retaken the economic and strategic town of Gamboru Ngala, Borno State, from the Boko Haram terrorist group today," the statement read.
The military official also noted that the "triumphant" soldiers are now busy clearing and mopping up patrols in the border town.
On the night of 5-6 May 2014, Boko Haram militants attacked Gamboru Ngala and killed hundreds of people after surrounding and spraying the area with automatic gunfire. Local residents and witnesses said that at least 300 people had been killed in the 12-hour attack.
In August last year, Boko Haram attacked an army barracks in Gamboru Ngala and then captured the entire town.
