Boko haram kidnapped 200 hundred school girls from the village in April making Nigeria the center of the news in April. The sect group which says its is fighting to create an Islamic state has targeted villages in Borno State in recent months.
They are reports of many boko haram members been killed in Sunday's raid. Correspondents say Chibok was retaken late on Saturday after many military vehicles were seen heading into the village.
This was a joint operation by Nigerian soldiers
with a large number of members of a local vigilante force. The success of the mission offers some hope of further success against the insurgents who have been seizing towns and villages in north-east Nigeria, often with little resistance.
The vigilantes would have been desperate to flush the jihadists out of the town and may have felt they had very little to lose by taking them on. A decision was clearly taken to retake Chibok as fast as possible. It is geographically no more significant than other towns and villages still in the hands of the jihadists but its name resonates around the world due to the tragedy of the 219 abducted school girls and so it was important for the government and military to win this battle.
Hoping it stays these way.
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