Nigerian Army recapture town from Boko Haram

                     Nigeria officers in northern Nigeria - April 2013
 
Nigerian troops, backed by air strikes, have reclaimed the town of Monguno from Boko Haram, a military statement said.
The group seized the town last month, forcing more than 5,000 people - including some soldiers - to flee.
Monguno, in north-eastern Borno state, is near the capital Maiduguri and the borders of Chad, Cameroon and Niger.

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