Nigeria recaptures Gamboru, four other towns from Boko Haram

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Tuesday 03 Feb 2015 - 12:54 Makkah mean time-14-4-1436 Egyptian Al-Dastoor Newspaper/ Image Abuja (IINA) – Nigeria said on Monday it had retaken Gamburo city and four other towns from Boko Haram insurgents after a joint offensive by its military, civilian vigilantes and forces from Chad and Cameroon. "Our troops are in control after operations which had the active support of volunteers (vigilantes) and our friendly neighbors," national security spokesman Mike Omeri told AFP. In a separate statement, Omeri listed the towns in northeast Borno state retaken over the weekend as Mafa, Mallam Fatori, Abadam, Marte and Gamboru, where Chad had carried out three days of airstrikes. AB/IINA