The militants then attacked a military base but were driven off.

Responsibility for the attack in Borno state is being claimed by group that styles itself Islamic State West African Province which is active in north-eastern Nigeria and is commonly known as Boko Haram.

The terrorists were in seven bakkies fitted with mounted heavy machine guns known as technicals.

After their ambush, they attacked a military base near Jakana.

Troops there managed to repel them. 

The militants fled, leaving behind weapons and one of the vehicles.

The Nigerian Government insists it has the measure of the terror group, forcing it abandon plans to establish a caliphate in northern Nigeria. 

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Most of the freed abductees are  women and children.

There are also  some young men dragooned i to fighting for the terror group,

International media has not independently verified the details from the Nigerian military who say the rescue operation was undertaken by the Multinational Joint Task Force.

Muhammadu Buhhari’s government has been claiming for three years to have beaten Boko Haram which is bent on establishing an Islamist caliphate in northeast Nigeria.

However the group, which has kidnapped thousands since it began an insurgency in 2009 has continued to carry out suicide bombings, gun raids and kidnappings.

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But in his interview with the BBC, Jonathan admits that his army doesn’t known the whereabouts of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram 14 months ago.

President Goodluck Jonathan postponed elections in Nigeria so he could turn around Boko Haram’s bid to create an Islamic caliphate in the north east of his country.

He says he’s achieved this. Nigerian forces, backed by troops from Cameroon, Niger and Chad are driving the integrists out of towns taken in their six year terror operations.

He says they’ll be beaten within a month.

However he admits that they’re no closer to rescuing the Chibok schoolgirls seized by Boko Haram last April.

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Government forces have recaptured the northeastern city of Bama from the insurgents.

Boko Haram took Bama six months ago – boosting their six-year-old insurgency to establish a medieval-style Islamic caliphate centred on Borno state.

In recent weeks they’ve moved across the border into Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

But this has provoked counter-strikes from those countries.

Mercenaries deployed by the Nigerian authorities have also turned the tide of the conflict.

Nigerian forces’ morale has been boosted by the arrival of new equipment.

They’re fighting a terror group that grabbed territory the size of Belgium and repeatedly embarrassed President Goodluck Jonathan by showing he was powerless to stop them killing thousands and abducting 200 schoolgirls.

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It follows suicide attacks by women jihadis in Nigeria’s second city of Kano yesterday that left at least four people dead.

Boko Haram’s being blamed for the twin bomb blasts at a crowded marketplace in Jos, near the scene of a major bombing in May.

Boko Haram’s seeking to establish a caliphate in north eastern Nigeria, and it’s been particularly active in Jos that has a mixed population of Muslims and Christians.

The terrorist have attacked both churches and mosques there.

The group’s killed more than 2 000 people this year.

Police in Kano say they’ve arrested a 13-year-old girl wearing a suicide belt.

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