BEVERLY HILLS, August 07, (THEWILL) – Nigerian Special Forces have retaken five towns from the terrorist group Boko Haram in an operation that the military said has so far lasted 40 hours.
The Boko Haram, a radical Islamic group which says it abhors western education, has been attacking communities in northern Nigeria, especially Borno State with impunity and killing residents.
“Special Forces in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign have cleared Delwa, Mustafari, Manga, Wanga and Damboa of terrorists who have been rampaging in the communities. The special operation which began early in the week is meant to restore law and order to the area and apprehend all terrorists who have been operating in the locality,” Nigeria’s Defence Ministry said on its website.
Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday seized Gwoza, a town that shares borders with Cameroun.
The military said it has deployed troops to the town “to apprehend terrorists who have been attacking Gwoza and surrounding localities since Tuesday causing the death of many civilians.”
President Goodluck Jonathan at the US-African Summit for African leaders hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington DC reiterated his call for a global action against terrorists.
