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Nigerian vows to sustain military gains against Boko Haram

Xinhua, March 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nigeria would take measures to sustain the gains of the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in northeast region, the government said on Monday.

Minister of Science and Technology Abdu Bulama said this in restive city of Damaturu in Yobe State when he visited some parents whose children were murdered by insurgents that invaded Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in 2014.

He said government would ensure that the recovered areas enjoyed relative stability to enable residents that fled their town, return home as soon as possible.

The minister promised that government would rehabilitate the school, adding that the college would not be moved to another place.

At least 29 students were killed by the insurgents.

Boko Haram's insurgency has been most intense in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, the three states where a state of emergency was imposed to beat back the militants.

Boko Haram launched its insurgency in Nigeria in 2009 aiming to create an Islamic state within the country.

At least 2,000 civilians have been killed by the group this year.

The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in April from the town of Chibok in Borno sparked international outrage. Endi