Reports claimed that the troops had joined
thousands of citizens fleeing the fighting, but Nigeria said they were
conducting a "tactical manoeuvre". Clashes are said to be continuing
in the border town of Gamboru Ngala. Boko Haram on Sunday released a video
claiming that it had established an Islamic state in the towns and villages it
controls in north-eastern Nigeria. The group's five-year insurgency has intensified in
recent months despite the deployment of thousands of extra troops to the
worst-affected areas. Last week, a group of soldiers refused to follow orders
to go and fight Boko Haram, saying the militants were better equipped. Insurgents
also seized one of Nigeria's two main police training academies, which is near
the town of Gwoza, captured earlier this month.
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