http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/chadian-troops-pour-niger-boko-haram-attack/The first of an expected 2,000 troops from regional military powerhouse Chad began arriving in neighbouring Niger Wednesday, where Boko Haram insurgents inflicted heavy losses in the town of Bosso last week, a local security source said. Chad is a leading member of a multi-national force fighting the Nigeria-based Islamist fighters who have extended their attacks to neighbouring countries from their base in northern Nigeria. “The first Chadian soldiers have already arrived in Bosso on board around 30 heavily-armed all-terrain vehicles,” the source said.
A Chadian military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the troops will “search everywhere for Boko Haram”. The planned offensive comes after Boko Haram on Friday attacked a military post in Bosso in Niger’s Diffa region, killing 26 soldiers including two from neighbouring Nigeria, in one of its deadliest attacks in Niger that sent tens of thousands fleeing. A total of 55 insurgents were killed in the fighting and “many” injured, according to Niger authorities. On Tuesday, witnesses near Bosso said Boko Haram remained in control of the town though the Niger government had said the previous day that “Bosso was totally under control.” In the regional capital, Diffa, some 140 kilometres (87 miles) to the west, teacher Ari Issa said he had seen many fighter planes. Local radio Anfani said “military planes are coming and going between Lake Chad and Diffa airport”.
There was no immediate confirmation from the Chadian army. Last year, Chad dispatched soldiers to Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram. The multi-national force includes the four countries.
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These soulless butchers need to be stamped out.
