The Islamic terrorist group
Boko Haram has taken control of the town of Chibok in
northeastern Nigeria, Nigerian Senator Ali Ndume said Friday.
Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 Chibok schoolgirls in
April.
The group also seized control of Hong and Gombi, two towns
in the state of Adamawa, after having been pushed out of the
commercial center of Mubi, a city the militants had taken
control of two weeks ago declaring it "the city of Islam".
Boko Haram seeks to establish Nigeria as an Islamic state,
and has in recent years been waging a violent war opposing
Westernized education.
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