Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Nigerian Army has announced the recovery of the Marte Local Government of Borno State and other communities recently captured by Boko Haram terrorists.

This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the army spokesperson, Mohammed Yerima.

PREMIUM TIMES had exclusively reported how at least seven Nigerian soldiers were confirmed dead after an ambush by the terrorists.

The soldiers were ambushed at the ASC21/153TF battalion in Marte Local Government Council of the state, military sources confirmed to this newspaper.

Other sources briefed on the matter said the troops were overwhelmed and could not withstand the superior firepower of the terrorists.

The unit which was totally dislodged was moved to Dikwa Local G...