Where is the village of Chibok?
Chibok Chibok Chibok is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria, located in the north of the state. Its headquarters are in the town of Chibok. It has an area of 1,350 km² and a population of 66,105 at the 2006 census. The town of Chibok is primarily a Christian village with a Muslim minority. Most of the village speaks the Kibaku language. On 14 November 2014 it was reported that the Islamist group Boko Haram had taken control of the town and implemented Sharia law. Nigerian military announced a few days later that they had recaptured the village. It
Chibok ambush and subsequent mutiny at Maiduguri received international attention and "humiliated the Nigerian military". The incident was judged to be "a big blow at a time when the nation is rallying behind the military to rescue the abducted schoolgirls". Major General Ahmadu Mohammed was subsequently replaced by General M. Y. Ibrahim as GOC of the 7th Division. Nevertheless, the situation for the soldiers in the campaign against Boko Haram did not markedly improve. As result, 7th Division soldiers in Maiduguri again mutinied just three months after the Chibok ambush. Chibok ambush The Chibok ambush was an attack of Boko Haram insurgents