Boko Haram militants have carried out an attack on Chad overnight for the first time.
CNN Report says the fighters crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village on the shores of the lake. They were later pushed back by Chadian troops after killing several people.
Residents said around 30 militants attacked the village of Ngouboua, torching two-thirds of its homes.
"They came on board three canoes and succeeded in killing about 10 people before being pushed back by the army," one resident told Reuters.
The number of casualties was unconfirmed but Chadian
officials.
About 7,000 people fled to the village of Ngouboua after Boko Haram attacked the Nigerian town of Baga across the border in January.
Chad has recently deployed troops in Cameroon and Nigeria to help fight the Boko Haram insurgency.
The Islamist militant group has intensified its attacks against Nigeria's neighbours over the past fortnight, forcing thousands of residents to flee their home.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck, promise to wipe out most of Boko Haram before the up coming election in Nigeria but also added that Nigeria doesn't need to wipe out all of the militant for election to be carried.
CNN Report says the fighters crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village on the shores of the lake. They were later pushed back by Chadian troops after killing several people.
Residents said around 30 militants attacked the village of Ngouboua, torching two-thirds of its homes.
"They came on board three canoes and succeeded in killing about 10 people before being pushed back by the army," one resident told Reuters.
The number of casualties was unconfirmed but Chadian
officials.
About 7,000 people fled to the village of Ngouboua after Boko Haram attacked the Nigerian town of Baga across the border in January.
Chad has recently deployed troops in Cameroon and Nigeria to help fight the Boko Haram insurgency.
The Islamist militant group has intensified its attacks against Nigeria's neighbours over the past fortnight, forcing thousands of residents to flee their home.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck, promise to wipe out most of Boko Haram before the up coming election in Nigeria but also added that Nigeria doesn't need to wipe out all of the militant for election to be carried.
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