Fourteen people were killed and 13 were missing after Boko Haram jihadists attacked a fishing village in western Chad on Tuesday, government officials said. Kaiga lies in marshland in a remote, sprawling region where the borders of four countries — Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Nigeria — meet. The village is about 60 kilometres (35 miles) from the border with northeast Nigeria, the springboard for Boko Haram raids and kidnappings in neighbouring countries. “We know that there are always Boko Haram elements moving around the (border) area, so they are behind this attack,” Souabebe said. The spread of violence to Chad, Cameroon and Niger has prompted the formation of a regional military coalition to fight the jihadists.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2019 13:18 UTC