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| The military is said to lack the equipment to fight Boko Haram |
►The BBC's Chris Ewokor in the capital, Abuja, says Boko Haram are in control of the key town in Nigeria.
►Nigeria's militant Islamists are in control of the key town of Damboa in north-eastern Nigeria, a local vigilante leader has told the BBC.
►Nigeria's militant Islamists are in control of the key town of Damboa in north-eastern Nigeria, a local vigilante leader has told the BBC.
The vigilante force defending the town fled on Sunday, and Islamist group Boko Haram's black flag is now flying over Damboa, he said.
At least 40 people were killed when Boko Haram attacked Damboa on Friday, the vigilante leader added.
The group has been fighting since 2009 to create an Islamic state in Nigeria.
In April, it sparked international outrage by abducting more than 200 girls from their boarding school in Chibok, in Borno state, like Damboa.
The BBC's Chris Ewokor in the capital, Abuja, says when Boko Haram seized towns and villages in the past, it was driven out by the military.
However, government forces have failed to launch an offensive to recapture Damboa, he says.
