Boko Haram fighters late Thursday took over at least three towns in northeast Nigeria, including Chibok, the scene of the April kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by the militant group, residents and a lawmaker said Friday. "Boko Haram has taken over Chibok and we have all fled," said Enoch Mark, a Christian priest in the town whose daughter and niece are among the kidnapped girls. "They are now in control of the town, having overpowered the soldiers and the vigilantes." The militant Islamist group also raided the towns of Hong and Gombi in Adamawa state, 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) from Yola, the state capital. Local hunters and vigilantes had pushed them out of Mubi, which lies near Nigeria's border with Cameroon and is the commercial hub of the state.
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Chibok is among at least three towns seized by fighters
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Boko Haram fighters also overran two towns in Adamawa state, fleeing residents say
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The militant Islamists "are all over the town firing heavy guns," one resident says
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