News making the rounds says Boko Haram militants on Thursday seized Chibok town, in Borno state, north-eastern Nigerian.
Report say the militants attacked and took control of the town, Thursday evening.
A senator for Borno state, Ali Ndume, told the BBC Hausa service that security forces posted in Chibok ran away when the insurgents attacked.
Residents told the Sahara Reporters news website that the militants headed to the centre of Chibok and declared that they were taking it over as part of their caliphate.
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