Boko Haram militants have
seized the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the home of more than
200 schoolgirls the insurgents kidnapped in April, residents who fled
have told the BBC.
Militants attacked and took control of the town, in Borno state, on Thursday evening, residents said.
The militants have repeatedly targeted villages around Chibok over recent months.
Boko Haram says it is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria.
A senator for Borno state, Ali Ndume, told the BBC Hausa
service that security forces posted in the town ran away when the
insurgents attacked.
Residents told the Sahara Reporters news website that the
militants headed to the centre of Chibok and declared that they were
taking it over as part of their caliphate.
The crisis in Nigeria is deepening every week, but politicians appear
more focused on next year's elections, our correspondent says.
Boko Haram has changed tactics in recent months by holding on
to territory rather than using hit-and-run attacks that have left
thousands dead.
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