Over 3000 refugees return to Damasak after Sambisa forest fell

 3000 people have came back home in Damasak, Borno state

- The comeback became possible after the Nigerian troops captured Boko Haram stronghold in the Sambisa forest

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the spokesman for the Nigerian army, has given an update on the refugees who were able to return to their houses in Damasak, Mobbar LGA of Borno state, on Monday, December 26.

Over 3000 refugees and internally displaced persons returned to Damasak town, where they will celebrate the Yuletide period with troops taking part in Operation Lafiya Dole and led by Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff.

The repatriation following the clearance of Boko Haram terrorists stronghold in Sambisa forest and confidence building visit to the region.