Boko Haram retook the town of Bosso in southeastern Niger overnight after clashes with soldiers from Niger and Nigeria, the mayor of Bosso and a military source said this Monday.
The deadliest terrorist group in the world first seized the town near the Nigerian border on Friday in an attack in which 30 soldiers from both countries were killed.
According to the defence ministry, Nigerian troops retook Bosso by Saturday morning
But Bosso mayor Mamadou Bako said they lost control over it on Sunday night.
The takeover was officialy confirmed by a military source in Diffa, about 100km west of Bosso.
Bosso is part of the Diffa region near Lake Chad, where Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger meet and where many refugees have sought shelter from Boko Haram violence over the years.
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