Nigerian forces claim they have killed more than 300 Boko Haram fighters as they seek to recapture 11 towns and villages in the northeast. But in the past two weeks the tide has appeared to turn against them, as neighbors Chad, Cameroon and Niger, all of whom are plagued by Boko Haram insurgents, have brought in troops. For more, VOA's Hausa service reporter Ibrahim Ahmed joins VOA’s Linord Moudou via phone from Kano, in northern Nigeria.