Nigerian Army Reclaims Chibok from Boko Haram

Soldiers of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army have reclaimed Chibok town in Borno State, about 24 hours after Boko Haram terrorists invaded and took over the town.

This follows the deployment of troops, who moved in and retrieved the seized community after a fierce battle, sources said.

According to a source, “We saw large number of trucks filled with uniformed personnel moving towards Chibok; initially, we were scared but later realised they were soldiers as they did not harass us like the Boko Haram gunmen usually do”.

‘Please, Don’t Sack Us, Street Sweepers Beg Fayose,

Street sweepers in Ekiti State have appealed to Governor Ayodele Fayose not to relieve them of their jobs following rumours that their salary had been slashed to N5, 000.

In a press briefing on Friday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, their spokesmen, Ojo Olufemi and Kunle Ayegbusi, who gave the number of the sweepers to be 700, pleaded with Mr. Fayose to maintain the present N10,000 monthly stipend being paid to them.

Ayegbusi, who described the governor as a man of the people, said sacking them would further compound unemployment problem and increase the risk of disease in the state.