According to reports this evening, Boko Haram has seized the
town of Chibok in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, from where 276 school girls
were kidnapped more than six months ago, a local pastor and a senator told AFP
today.
“Chibok was taken by Boko Haram. They are in control,” said
Enoch Mark, a Christian pastor whose daughter and niece are among the 219
teenagers still being held.
Mark and the senator for southern Borno, Ali Ndume, said the
militants attacked at about 4:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Thursday, destroying
communications masts and forcing residents to flee.
Ndume said that he had received calls from fleeing residents
saying the town “was now under their Boko Haram) control”.
“There is no telephone service now in Chibok, which is why
it took time before the reports reached me,” he added.
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