A former captain in the Nigerian army remembers the day he faced Boko Haram – and found that his weapons were defective.
Al Jazeera gains an exclusive insight into Nigeria’s battle against the armed group.
Nigeria’s military says it’s making gains against Boko Haram in the northeast. A place called Banki is the latest to be taken from the armed group.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris travelled with the Nigerian army on a 14-hour trip from Abuja to the frontline in northern Nigeria.