Boko Haram Seizes Chibok Town
Members of the Boko Haram sect have captured Chibok town seven months after they kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls, causing thousands of residents to flee.
Telephone masts in the town were reportedly destroyed during the attack, making dissemination of information about the situation difficult.
Chairman of the Chibok local government, Bana Lawan, said none of the residents opportuned to flee was in the town when the militants arrived.
“Nobody can tell you what is happening there today because everybody is just trying to escape with their lives,” he said.
A resident of the town, Enoch Mark, said: “Chibok was taken by Boko Haram. They are in control. They came in and engaged soldiers and vigilantes in a gunfight. Some of us managed to escape. All the telecom towers in the town were destroyed during the attack with RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades). No one can say what the situation is in the town in terms of destruction to property.”