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TEHRAN, September 09 - Boko Haram militants were in control of a town in northeast Nigeria on Saturday after sacking a military base, in the latest attack that raises questions about claims they are weakened to the point of defeat.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Local officials and security sources said scores of fighters believed to be loyal to a Boko Haram faction backed by Daesh group overran troops in Gudumbali.
At least eight civilians were believed to have been killed, while thousands of others fled to neighboring towns.
Gudumbali, in the Guzamala area of Borno state, is Boko Haram's first major seizure in two years and comes after a series of recent attacks on troops.
The authorities and the military have been encouraging people displaced by violence in the long-running conflict to return to Guzamala, insisting it is safe to do so.
But aid agencies say minimum levels of basic services, including shelter, civilian infrastructure and security are still lacking, AFP reported.
President Muhammadu Buhari, a former army general, was elected in 2015 on a promise to defeat Boko Haram and is seeking a second term of office at polls in February.
The Gudumbali attack will again raise questions about his claims to have "technically defeated" the group and that Borno state was now in a "post-conflict stabilisation phase".
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