Nigerian soldiers at a military base in Pulka, Borno state, northeastern Nigeria. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

According to AFP, on September 1, the Nigerian army said its soldiers had regained control of the strategic town of Gamboru Ngala in the border area with neighboring Cameroon from Boko Haram rebels.

In a statement, Nigerian military spokesman Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman stated: “Today (September 1), the Nigerian military recaptured the strategic town of Gamboru Ngala, in Borno state, from Boko Haram terrorists.”

In addition, the Nigerian military did not provide further details about the attack campaign.

In August 2014, Boko Haram militants attacked a Nigerian army camp in Gamboru Ngala and occupied the town.

Boko Haram is now a major security threat to Nigeria and has seized large swathes of territory in the Northeast.

More than 13,000 people have been killed and millions have been displaced since 2009, when the Shiite Muslim rebel group launched a campaign to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria./.

According to AFP/VN+