Suspected Boko Haram terrorists kill 18 in Chad
- Boko Haram terrorists have launched an attack in the western region of Chad
- The attackers came into the village of Mayerom in Lake Chad region after dark on Thursday, July 19
- They slit the throats of farmers in the village
Some suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed 18 farmers and kidnapped nine women in Western Chad, authorities said, part of a wave of violence that has spread from neighbouring Nigeria across the region.
Governor Mahamat Saleh told Reuters that the attackers came into the village of Mayerom in Lake Chad region after dark on Thursday, July 19, and slit the farmers’ throats. He said the fighters took nine women, but one had since escaped.
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“The farmers went beyond the area marked by security services while searching for new land to farm. This is why they were attacked,” he added.
Boko Haram has been fighting for at least nine years to carve an Islamist caliphate out of Northeast Nigeria, and carried out raids across the border into Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
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The violence has killed more than 30,000 people and displaced about 2.7 million.
Chad, which has not suffered as many attacks as its neighbours, sent 2,000 troops to Niger in 2016 to bolster security after 32 Nigerien soldiers were killed during an assault.
Those troops were withdrawn in October 2017, raising renewed concern about security in the region.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that some Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to the Nigerian Army.
The terrorists were said to have claimed they were misguided into joining the group and asked for forgiveness from members of the community.
Among the terrorists is a 13-year-old boy and they revealed that there were many more terrorists who were willing to surrender due to the hardship they were facing.
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Source: Legit.ng
