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Lake Chad attack: 'Dozens of fishermen' killed near Cameroon border

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 50 people on an island on Lake Chad, bordering Cameroon and Chad, a local official told the BBC.

The militants, disguised as traders, attacked fishermen, local mayor Ali Ramat said, quoting a survivor.

The attack happened on 22 December, but news from the remote area is only just beginning to come out.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50987123