The Nigerian Boko Haram sect have killed nine Chadian soldiers and wounded 16 in northeastern Nigeria, the Chadian army has revealed today, Thursday, April 2.
The troops were ambushed by Boko Haram insurgents.
An army spokesperson said the attack on Wednesday took place about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the town of Malam Fatori, which Niger said had been retaken from the Islamist militants by regional forces earlier this week.
A spokesman for the Chadian government had claimed that soldiers from Chad and Niger on Tuesday, March 31, drove Boko Haram terrorists from a northern Nigeria border town which they have occupied since 2014.
The town of Malam Fatori, which was taken by Boko Haram in November, had been the scene of fighting between coalition forces and the militants, and military sources incorrectly claimed to have recaptured it in January.
The countries around Lake Chad in central Africa created a joint task force to combat arms trafficking, terrorism and cross-border attacks as tensions escalated in the region.
The troops were ambushed by Boko Haram insurgents.
An army spokesperson said the attack on Wednesday took place about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the town of Malam Fatori, which Niger said had been retaken from the Islamist militants by regional forces earlier this week.
A spokesman for the Chadian government had claimed that soldiers from Chad and Niger on Tuesday, March 31, drove Boko Haram terrorists from a northern Nigeria border town which they have occupied since 2014.
The town of Malam Fatori, which was taken by Boko Haram in November, had been the scene of fighting between coalition forces and the militants, and military sources incorrectly claimed to have recaptured it in January.
The countries around Lake Chad in central Africa created a joint task force to combat arms trafficking, terrorism and cross-border attacks as tensions escalated in the region.
