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Boko Haram jihadists Kill 14 in Attack on Western Chad Village

Agence France-Presse

   N'DJAMENA - Fourteen people were killed and 13 were missing after Boko
   Haram jihadists attacked a fishing village in western Chad on Tuesday,
   government officials said.

   Violence from the Boko Haram insurgency started in Nigeria a decade
   ago, but has since spread to neighboring countries Chad, Niger and
   Cameroon.

   "There were 14 dead, five wounded and 13 missing in the attack" near
   the village of Kaiga on the shores of Lake Chad, Imouya Souabebe, the
   prefect of the region, told AFP on Wednesday.

   Kaiga lies in marshland in a remote, sprawling region where the borders
   of the four countries -- Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger-- meet.

   The village is about 60 kilometers (35 miles) from the border with
   northeast Nigeria, the springboard for Boko Haram raids and kidnappings
   in neighboring countries.

   "We know that there are always Boko Haram elements moving around the
   [border] area, so they are behind this attack," Souabebe said.

   "The attackers first came in a small group and then brought in
   reinforcements to attack the fishermen."

   The region's governor, Noki Charfadine, gave a toll of at least nine
   dead.

   He said the attack had taken place in a "red zone, where fishing is
   forbidden."

   Boko Haram launched its armed insurgency in northeastern Nigeria-- a
   campaign that has killed 35,000 people and caused around two million to
   flee their homes.

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