In the past five days, Boko Haram has seized three towns in Borno state, including Bama, and two in Adamawa, with a combined total population of over 170,000 people. Boko Haram militants stormed the towns, killing residents and burning homes, including that of the acting governor of Adamawa. A Borno senator warned that the terror group is planning to take over Maiduguri next.
