Nigerians flee advancing Boko Haram takfiri militants

People have escaped from the Nigerian town of Mubi in the north-eastern state of Adamawa as Boko Haram Takfiri militants are getting closer to it.

Mubi used to house thousands of refugees trying to avoid fighting.

According to Boko Haram’s spokesman, Abu Zinnira, authorities closed the Adamawa State University in the town, as the militants captured Mararaban Mubi, a village just outside the town.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, nearly 650,000 Nigerians have fled their homes due to Boko Haram attacks and are displaced inside the country, while thousands more have taken refuge in neighbouring countries.