recently retaken villageOSNT SUMMARY
Nigerian Army troops have recaptured a key remote town in northeastern, along Nigeria’s border with Niger from Boko Haram militants.
According to a military spokesman, Sani Usman on Wednesday, several militants were killed in the gun battle.
Usman also noted that the army recaptured one of the last few towns still held by Boko Haram militants saying the army was in full control of the town and its neighbouring localities.
"Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (a local Hausa phrase that roughly means 'peace by all means necessary') and Multinational Joint Task Force have captured Mallam Fatori in northernmost part of Borno state after a fierce battle closely covered by air operations," Usman said in a statement.
The Nigerian based Boko Haram which is an affiliate of Islamic State is responsible for deaths of tens of thousands. The insurgent group has expanded campaigns to the neighbouring countries including Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
A regional Multinational Joint Task Force drawn from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin was formed to counter the militant’s insurgency.
