(FILES) This file photo taken on March 25, 2016 shows soldiers from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army on the back of a vehicle in Damboa, Borno State northeast Nigeria. Nigeria's military has clawed back swathes of territory held by Boko Haram, opening up routes once infested with Islamist fighters, allowing life to resume for people in the remote region. But locals in the northeast say the Islamists are still a security risk and far from defeated, sounding a note of caution to government and military claims that victory is near. / AFP PHOTO / STEFAN HEUNIS