The counter-offensive by Chadian armed forces in recent days against Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region, led “personally” by President Deby, resulted in the killing of “dozens” of civilians, Nigerian fishermen, local residents and members of paramilitaries alleged yesterday. groups fighting jihadists. An officer of Chad’s general staff, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP that there had been shelling of “islands on the border of Nigeria and Niger”. “Boko Haram fighters often mingle with fishermen and villagers whenever they commit their crimes. It is often difficult to distinguish between residents and terrorists,” he added. “(Fighter) aircraft of the Chadian army attacked fishermen on Tilma Island and killed many,” said Babakura Kolo, head of an anti-jihadist paramilitary group in Nigeria, on the other hand. It appears that its operator “passed the fishermen for Boko Haram terrorists who attacked a military base in Chad on Sunday,” he added. The reckoning […]
Source: News Beast
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