It was gathered that the militant group Boko Haram has
seized a town and key multinational military base in north-eastern Nigeria,
officials.A senator in Borno state said troops had abandoned the base in the town of Baga after it was attacked on Saturday. Residents of Baga, who fled by boat to neighbouring Chad, said many people had been killed and the town set ablaze.
Baga, scene of a Nigerian army massacre in 2013, was the last town in the Borno North area under government control.
It hosted the base of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), made up of troops from Nigeria, Chad and Niger.
Set up in 1998 to fight trans-border crime in the Lake Chad region, the force more recently took on Boko Haram.
Boko Haram attacks towns and villages on an almost daily basis, abducting people including young boys and girls, BBC Africa analyst Mary Harper reports.
The military, which includes Western advisers and surveillance, seems incapable of dealing with the problem.
This problem is still there!!!! Government do something about it now!!!! Instead they are busy campaigning and running down opponents!!!!!
Our government refuse to equip our soldiers.....what do u expect to happen. The I'll tanks have been killing our soldier and nothing is being done. Shaking my head for Nigeria
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