The Nigerian army claimed Tuesday that its troops have recaptured Gamboru Ngala, a key town on the border with neighboring Cameroon, from Boko Haram insurgents, AFP reports.
"The Nigerian Army has retaken the economic and strategic town of Gamboru Ngala, Borno State, from the Boko Haram terrorists group today," military spokesman Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman said in a statement.
"The triumphant troops are now busy with clearing and mopping up patrols."
The statement did not give further details.