article_snippet: The official Twitter account for the Nigerian Defense Headquarters announced 'FLASH:
article_snippet: Goodluck Jonathan's opponents have asked why Nigeria's military, of which President Goodluck Jonathan is the commander in chief, is suddenly is capable of doing what it has failed to do for six years .
article_snippet: Nigeria's military, with support of troops and military aircraft from neighboring countries, in the past two months has retaken dozens of towns from Boko Haram.
article_snippet: The Nigerian military forced out Boko Haram from Bama earlier this month.
article_snippet: Nigerian troops celebrate after taking control of Bama from Boko Haram militants earlier this week .
article_snippet: Analysts attribute the success to newly acquired war materiel including tanks, armored cars and helicopter gunships, training by foreign instructors and a joint offensive with battle-hardened soldiers from neighboring Chad, as well as troops from Niger and Cameroon.