KANO, Nigeria – Police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano said they arrested five suspected Boko Haram militants after a gunfight on Sunday, marking a flare-up of jihadist violence in the city. Intelligence indicated that "the remnant of a Boko Haram group who escaped from Sambisa Forest were regrouping in some states in the north including Kano," Yusuf said. In December last year, the Nigerian military claimed it had ousted Boko Haram from its Sambisa forest stronghold in northeastern Borno state. Today there are growing concerns that Boko Haram militants are moving back into Sambisa Forest. If Boko Haram retakes "Camp Zero" it would represent a setback for the Nigerian military.

Source: Viet Nam News July 24, 2017 04:18 UTC