on the 10th victory and two more towns in borno state. our correspondent in abuja, the nigerian capital. >> these reports that the nigerian soldiers are in control of the forest seem reliable and accurate. over the past weeks we have witnessed a decrease in the number of attacks by boko haram in the north-east area. we managed to speak to a member of the civilian task force. those are ordinary nij jnls who have been supporting -- nigerians who sln supporting people -- have been supporting people from the group. five members of a task force were killed and two soldiers. president goodluck jonathan said that he would eliminate this group before leaving office the the end of may, and said the group is facing extinction. it is difficult to independently verify the information from this region, because access is very limited. non-governmental organizations, several rights organizations, human rights organizations and the media have not had access to the area. if the information is accurate it could pave the way for the return of a million peop

more than a week later, on april 7th, nigerian forces overran all of the camps in borno state.'s take you live now to the united states where president obama is speaking from the white house. >> -- operation. warren and geovany were aid workers in pakistan devoted to improving the lives of the pakistani people. after warren was abducted by al-qaeda in 2011, i directed mri security team to do everything possible to find him and bring him home safely to his family. and dedicated professionals worked tirelessly to do so. and we worked closely on behalf of our italian allies to retreat geovany. our efforts have saved innocent lives here in america and around the world, and that determination only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. based on information and intelligence we have obtained we believe that a u.s. counter terrorism operation targeting an al-qaeda compound in the afghanistan pakistan border region accidentally killed warren and geeovany this past wednesday. as a husband and father i cannot begin to imagine the ang lish that the families are e

chief. [ inaudible ] your excellency the governor of borno state.ency the former governor. [ inaudible ] your excellency the former governor and distinguished senator. [applause] >> your excellency, the former governor of state. [ inaudible ]. they call him. [ inaudible ] [ laughter ] >> your excellence eony, honorable speaker of the house house of representatives. [ cheering and applause ] >> the former chief administer, the general. please let me sends -- clip clip. >> at exactly 5:15 yesterday evening, president jonathan called to congratulate me on my victory. [ cheering and applause ] >> for this i want all nigerians in join me in congratulatedded and appreciating. >> and it appears we have lost our signal, hopefully we can rejoin it in a moment. but basically what you were watching there was a really jubilant crowd of supporters that president elect buhari was addressing. he had just began to speak about how the incumbent goodluck jonathan had called to congratulate and concede to him. i think we have the signal back. let's go ahead and listen

they were taken from a school in chibok in borno state. despite the campaign they have not been found. girls have marched through the streets of abuja to mark the anniversary. >> reporter: peter joseph' sister elizabeth is one of the 219 girls still missing a year after being taken by boko haram from her school in chibok. it calls for global protest against the failure of the outgoing president goodluck jonathan to find the girls and deal with the group. >> i find myself depressed. i feel sorry for them. the government has failed them. i feel that i have failed them. feel i have not done enough. >> reporter: hundreds of school girls march to abuja to mark the anniversary. but these girls have called their march the ministry of education to call for fresh government action to find the missing girls. each of them with a placard with the name of each the missing girls. some of them were as young as 7 or 8 years old. the minister of education was not available to meet them. it's been nine months since the previous government said that it knew

. >> in april of last year boko haram fighters attacked a school in the northern borno state and kidnapped more than 200 girls. the family said that every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life. that's why they went to school even though boko haram leaders for bid western education. the attack led to a global twitter campaign to free the girls with the hashtag #bring back our girls around the world. president buhari will be sworn in as president in may. some hope that his administration will do more to find the girls. others are skeptical. >> there are many in that support this effort. >> a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if some of the girls are found alive parents don't know what condition they will be. how many are pregnant or who have children or how many of them are sick. president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept tellling nigerians that the girls would be rescued soon. but for this father, brothers and sisters soon turned into weeks, months, and now 365 days. >> we can anxious about her. >> many in nigeria have not giv

he also escaped from boko haram in neighboring borno state.ght coming here would be an easy transition. >> translator: i am mostly nigerian it doesn't matter who you think i voted for. why kick me out? it's my right. freedom of expression even if i am not from here. >> reporter: religious leaders commune at this elders, local and international groups are trying to calm tensions. and teach people that ultimately there is no excuse for inning inning tolerance. >> instead of campaigning on issues we campaign on personalities and therefore the personalities begin to create a rift and anything that happens to them they take it personal. instead of taking it as just part of the game. >> reporter: this is a vibrant and busy city. it's one of three states still under a state of emergency because of boko haram attacks. it borders borno worst affected by boko haram attacks, a lot of people that were displayed came here for safety. for now perhaps than ever it's a mix of different relidge innings and political affiliations. but this is not home no these

that's why john says his landlord kicked him out and also escaped from boko haram and neighboring borno statehought coming here would be an easy transition. >> mostly nigerian and doesn't matter who i voted for, why kick me out, it's my right and entitled of freedom of expression even if i'm not from here. >> reporter: religious leaders, community elders and local and international groups are trying to calm tensions and teach people that ultimately there is no excuse for intolerance. >> instead of campaigning on issue we campaign on personalities and therefore the personalities begin to act like a cart and anything that happens to them they take it personal instead of taking it as just part of the game. >> reporter: yola an is busy city one of three states under state of emergency because of boko haram attacks. and it borders it and suspected of attacks and people who were displaced came to yola and now more than ever it's a mix of different relations and ethnicities and political and it's not home for families and look forward to going home but they say they can't, not now. they have been to

reporter: in april last year boko haram fighters attacked a government school in chibok in northern borno state and abducted more than 200 girls. their families say every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school, even though boko haram hates western education. muhammadu buhari will be sworn in in may as new president. many are hopeful that the new government will attempt to rescue the girls. many are uncertain. >> translator: they will be using the same army. >> a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if the girls are found alive, their parents don't know how they will be. how many are pregnant, have had babies or are sick. for this father, brothers and sisters soon turned into weeks months and now 365 days. >> we don't know where they are. we are not hearing any case of their death. >> reporter: many in nigeria haven't given up hope of finding all of them alive and they're asking the world to keep up the pressure and not abandon their chibok school girls. haru mutasa, al jazeera abuja. >> nobel laureate malala malala you

they were taken from a school in chibok in borno state. despite a global campaign they have not been found. >>> yvonne ndege was there and sent this report. >> reporter: peter joseph's sister elizabeth is one of the 219 girls still missing a year after being taken by boko haram from her school in chibok. it calls for global protest against the failure of former president goodluck jonathan to find the girls and deal with the group. >> hundreds of school girls march through abuja to mark the anniversary. these girls have brought their marks through education to bring government action to find the missing girls. they have given each of the girls an unique number and a hashtag never to be forgotten. some of them were only seven or eight years old. >> the minister of education was not available to meet them. it's been mine months since the previous government knew where the girls are. they were last seen in this boko haram video. >> the country will not give up until we find them. no one is going to rest. >> peter hopes with the new government

. >> reporter: the fighters attacked a school in the northern borno state and abducted more than 200oolgirls. every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life that's why they went to school even though boko haram leaders forbid western education. mohammed will be sworn in as president in may. some hope his new administration will do more to find the girls. others are skeptical. >> the government is going to use the same army that the former government have used. and there are many separate to us in the army that [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: a year is a long time. slowly reality is sinking in for some of the families. even if some of the girls are found live their families don't know what kind of condition they will be in. how many will be pregnant or have children or how many will be safe. >>> the outgoing administration kept telling nigerians the girls would be rescued skoon. but soon turned into weeks, months and now 365 days. >> we don't know where they are. we are not hearing anything about them since they have been kidnapped, you know. >> reporter: many in nigeria haven't giv

more than a week later, on april 7th, nigerian forces overran all camps in borno state. r we spoke to mike a former director of nigeria's state security service. he claims the operation is critical in the fight against boko haram. >> it's very very significant, because you recall before the election there was mention that boko haram would be stopped in six weeks, and a lot of communities have been liberated by our security forces. so the most strong hold is very significant, because this is the last strong hold of boko haram. and i believe very strongly that [ inaudible ] ahead to [ inaudible ] very very significant that the government is actually moving against boko haram. but the problem is that you see, why it has not been that easy, is the security forces are avoiding collateral damages. but the communities are being liberated, i think it is important that the government takes adequate action immediately. >>> coming up mexican police are accused of ignoring the drug gangs and taking on vigilantes. >>> and find out if the nba champions can stop blake griffith. andy wil

will mark one year since boko haram fighters in nigeria kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in borno stateforts to find the girls since then have been unsuccessful. activists are hoping to keep the issue alive with this hashtag. >> something terrible happened in nigeria, and we should unite and demand for the rescue of those girls. >> many are hoping nigeria's recently elected president will do more to find the girls. he'll be sworn in next month. >>> the kidnapped schoolgirls are just some of the young people affected by boko haram's violence. unicef said an estimated 800,000 children have been forced from their homes. >> as the world prepares to commemorate the first anniversary of the abduction of about 200 schoolgirls last year we also need to remember of the 800,000 children who are tonight sleep away from their home because of the violence and the conflict in northeast nigeria and also the neighboring countries. so it's a very precarious humanitarian situation, and worsening. i was in a refugee camp in -- in chad, and i was talking to the mothers, and the children who make most of th

. >> in april last year, boko haram fighters attacked a government school in the nowhere borno state and abducted more than 200 school girls. the families say every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life. that's why they went to school, own though boko haram leaders forbid western education. the attack led to a global twitter campaign to free the girls with the hash tag bring back our girls trending around the word. the new president in may bring hope more will be done to find the girls. others are skeptical. >> the government is going to use the aim army that the former government have used, and there are many saboteurs in the army to sabotage this effort. >> a year is a long time. reality is sinking in for some families. >> even if some of the girls are found alive their parents don't know what condition they'll be in, how many are pregnant or have children or how many of them are safe. >> president good luck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling nigerians the girls would be rescued soon, but for fathers brothers and sisters soon turned into weeks months and now t

> reporter: in april last year boko haram fighters attacked a government school in the northern borno stated 200 school girls and every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life and that is why they went to school even though boko haram for bid western education. attack led to a global campaign to free the girls with the hash tag bring back our girls trending around the world. mohamed will be sworn in as president in may and some hope new administration will do more to find the girls, others are skeptical. >> the government that is going to use an army that the former government have used and there are many in the army. >> reporter: a year is a long time, slowly reality is sinking in for some families. even if some of the girls are found alive the parents do not know what condition they are in, how many are pregnant or already have children or how many of them are sick. president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling nigerians the girls would be rescued soon but for this father brothers and sisters and it turned into weeks, months and 365 days. >> translator: they ha

forces joined an offensive against the last-known strong hold, in the forest in the north-east state of borno. the state launched an offensive, recapturing territory it control. >>> on march 27th the headquarters of boko haram was announced. on april 7th nigerian forces overran the boko haram camps. on 10 april the army declared victory in two downs in borno. let's talk to mike a former director of nigerian state security service, joining me via skype from the city. how significant is the latest advance by the nigerian army. can we believe what they tell us about the latest offensive? >> yes. it's very significant because you recall that before the election they did mention that boko haram and a lot of communities had been liberated by security forces. and the strongholds - it's significant. this is the last stronghold. it's the last stronghold of boko haram. and i believe strongly that the government is actually moving against boko haram. the problem is it's the forces avoiding collateral damages. the government needs to take adequate action. >> you say this is the last stronghold of boko ha

it's in the forest in the northeast state of borno.nal force involves troops in chad and cameroon launched an offensive against the armed group in february, it's recaptured large parts of territory. an update from abuja now. >> reporter: these reports that nigerian soldiers are now in full control of the forest seem like they could be reliable and accurate because over the last few weeks we have witnessed a significant decrease in the number of attacks by boko haram in the northeast area. we have also managed to speak to a member of the civilian joint task force. those are ordinary nigerians who have been supporting military operations against the group. now, the source we spoke to, confirmed the line that his we getting. he also we want as far as to say in the fighting five members of the civilian joint task force were killed and for nigerian soldiers. president goodluck jonathan has said that he will eliminate this group before he leaves office at the end of may. he said for months now that the group is facing extinct. it's incredibl

. >>> nigeria's army says it killed an important commander of boko haram in the north-eastern state of borno. on march 27th the army announced the capture of the headquarters of boko haram. a week later nigerian forces overran the camps. on 10 april the army declared victory in two towns, also in borno. the counter events took place in the last stronghold. we are joined by martin a senior researcher at the institute for security studies in pretoria and we appreciate your time. tell me about the advance of the nigerian army how would you characterise it? >> i think so far they have done far better than they have been doing. there's a seriousness on the side of the nigerian army. we see the commitment and the improvement of the army which was missing before and that's why they are able to make such incursion into the riff and forest. tell me more about the importance and significance of the forest. the forest is the most strategic place for boko haram, and even for the nigerian army it's in nigerian a forest that is surrounded by taboos, superstition. anyone there is recorded to have some spir

borno. i spoke to a former director of the state security service, and he claims the operation is critical in the fight against boko haram. >> it is very significant. because you recall that before the election, they did mention that boko haram, and a lot of communities had been liberated by security forces. and the strongholds - it's significant. this is the last stronghold. it's the last stronghold of boko haram. and i believe very strongly that the government is actually moving against boko haram. the problem is it's the forces avoiding collateral damages. communities are liberated. it is important that the government needs to take adequate action immediately. >>> in south africa hundreds gathered for an anti-xenophobic march. more from charles stratford. >> it's a variety of civil society groups here. they are saying one thing "no to zennio phobia", i spoke to a man that described them as all being the same. the violence attacks that we have seen in recent weeks is in no way representative of south africa africa, a key push to make it clear. there's a variety of civil society groups peopl