The government of Niger
republic have raised fears over the number of deaths caused by Boko Haram
militants who attacked troops from the country on an island base in
Lake Chad
“At dawn on April 25, fighters
from the terrorist group Boko Haram riding motorised canoes attacked the island
of Karamga, a position northwest of of the town of Bosso held by our defence
and security forces,” the ministry of defence was quoted as saying by the
Vanguard.
“Operations are ongoing with
the support of partners to counter the ambitions of this terrorist group,” the
ministry added in a statement broadcast on television.
The ministry did not indicate if there were
any casualties as a result of the raid.
An official from Diffa,
the capital of the southeast, however warned the death toll was “very heavy in the ranks of the Nigerien army,”without
providing further details.
State television reported that Niger’s
President Boko Haram militants attacked troops from Niger on an island base in
Lake Chad, the government said Saturday, in a raid believed to have taken a
heavy toll on the army. had called a meeting of the national security
council after the Islamists’ attack.
Niger, along with Chad,
Cameroon and Nigeria, has recently launched a joint
offensive to end Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency, which has claimed
13,000 lives and caused about 1.5 million people to flee their homes.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Boko haram insurgents numbering about
2000 reportedly took over Marte town in
Marte local government area,
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