Less than 24 hours after Nigerian soldiers were dislodged from Chibok, the Nigeria military claims it has repelled the rebel attack and taken control of the town once more.
A top military source said, “We have taken back Chibok town from the insurgents after some few hours of engagement with them. We have since sent them parking from the town; it is now safe for people to return to their homes,” but he refused to divulge more information.
This latest information is yet to be confirmed, independently.
However, villagers around Chibok town, a large deployment of soldiers were seen moving in from the direction of Damboa on Saturday morning.
“We saw large number of trucks filled with uniformed personnel moving towards Chibok; initially, we were scared but later realised they were soldiers as they did not harass us like the Boko Haram gunmen usually do”, said a local resident.
The source said they continued to hear sounds of gunshots and explosion echoing in from the direction of Chibok.
Chibok became popular after over 200 girls from the village were abducted from the school dormitory at night.
Right groups continue to demand that the Nigerian government ensure they secure the release of the girls.