Africa
13 November 2014
Last updated at 12:27 ET
A recent Boko Haram video showed fighters parading an armoured vehicle in an unidentified town
Mubi was the biggest town under the group's control and is the first it has lost since August, when it declared a caliphate in areas it had seized.
Boko Haram still controls several towns and villages in north-eastern Nigeria.
Thousands have been killed since it launched its insurgency in 2009.
Boko Haram last month dismissed the government's claims to have agreed a ceasefire.
The militants seized Mubi, the second largest town in the north-eastern Adamawa state, in October, renaming it Madinatul Islam - City of Islam.
Residents there said militants imposed Islamic Sharia law and carried out executions and amputations.
Adamawa state governor Bala Ngilari said government forces had
recaptured the town, in alliance with local vigilante groups and
traditional hunters.
He said it was "time to rejoice" and the insurgents were "on the run".
The resident, who is not being named for his own safety, told the BBC Hausa service that civilians had not yet returned to the town, as they feared Boko Haram might try to attack again.
He said there were still not very many soldiers there, and most of the fighting had been done by vigilante groups and hunters.
He also said that he had seen the local leader of Boko Haram in handcuffs after being captured.
The authorities have not commented on this.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has declared a caliphate in areas he controls
The BBC's Muhammad Kabir Muhammad in Abuja says that if
Nigerian troops have recaptured the town, it will be a rare piece of
good news from the region for the army.
Many Nigerians, though, may not be quick to celebrate this success, he says, given that many other towns and villages are still under the group's control.
Boko Haram has changed tactics in recent months by holding on to territory rather than launching hit-and-run attacks.
In April, the militants captured more than 200 girls from a boarding school in the town of Chibok, in Borno state.
Countries such as China, France, the UK and US have sent military assistance to help find the girls but they have not yet been rescued.
by Tokun Lawal and Biodun Iginla, BBC News Website
A recent Boko Haram video showed fighters parading an armoured vehicle in an unidentified town
The
Nigerian army has recaptured the north-eastern town of Mubi from
militant Islamist group Boko Haram, the state governor has said.
A resident of the town confirmed this to the BBC, saying he had seen the bodies of many Boko Haram fighters.Mubi was the biggest town under the group's control and is the first it has lost since August, when it declared a caliphate in areas it had seized.
Boko Haram still controls several towns and villages in north-eastern Nigeria.
Thousands have been killed since it launched its insurgency in 2009.
Boko Haram last month dismissed the government's claims to have agreed a ceasefire.
The militants seized Mubi, the second largest town in the north-eastern Adamawa state, in October, renaming it Madinatul Islam - City of Islam.
Residents there said militants imposed Islamic Sharia law and carried out executions and amputations.
He said it was "time to rejoice" and the insurgents were "on the run".
The resident, who is not being named for his own safety, told the BBC Hausa service that civilians had not yet returned to the town, as they feared Boko Haram might try to attack again.
He said there were still not very many soldiers there, and most of the fighting had been done by vigilante groups and hunters.
He also said that he had seen the local leader of Boko Haram in handcuffs after being captured.
The authorities have not commented on this.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has declared a caliphate in areas he controls
Many Nigerians, though, may not be quick to celebrate this success, he says, given that many other towns and villages are still under the group's control.
Boko Haram has changed tactics in recent months by holding on to territory rather than launching hit-and-run attacks.
In April, the militants captured more than 200 girls from a boarding school in the town of Chibok, in Borno state.
Countries such as China, France, the UK and US have sent military assistance to help find the girls but they have not yet been rescued.
Boko Haram
Analysis
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After ceasefire fiasco, what happens next?
What now?
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Escape from Boko Haram
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Battle to free the girls
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'I saw my parents killed'
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Army pride wounded
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Who are Boko Haram?
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Girl bombers
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City under siege
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Deadliest phase
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Failed fight back
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In 60 secs: Boko Haram
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Will abductions backfire?
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Shadowy leader
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From preachers to slave raiders
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