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Boko Haram militants have seized the north-
eastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the home of
more than 200 schoolgirls the insurgents
kidnapped in April, residents who fled have told
the BBC.
Militants attacked and took control of the town, in
Borno state, on Thursday evening, residents said.
The militants have repeatedly targeted villages
around Chibok over recent months.
Boko Haram says it is fighting to create an Islamic
state in Nigeria.
A senator for Borno state, Ali Ndume, told the BBC
Hausa service that security forces posted in the town
ran away when the insurgents attacked.
Residents told the Sahara Reporters news website that
the militants headed to the centre of Chibok and
declared that they were taking it over as part of their
caliphate.
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