Boko Haram terrorists on Tuesday killed many Chadian soldiers at an island in Lake Chad.
The transitional president, Mahamat Déby, said the troops were heading to the island of Bouka-Toullorom between Ngouboua and Kaiga in the Lake Chad when they came under heavy attack.
The president of the Republic of Chad, informed national and international community that “today, the umpteenth surprise attack confirms the active presence of the Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin.”
President Debby said that he saw the danger coming hence he deployed a sizeable number of troops to Baga-sola to galvanise the troops.
Faced with this situation, the head of state offered his condolences to the families of the soldiers who have fallen gloriously on the field of honour and wished the wounded speedy recovery.
He also instructed the armed forces to adopt appropriate measures in safeguarding the country’s borders.
While reiterating Chad’s firm commitment to weed out terrorism in Chad and the sub-region, the head of state called on the international community to take action against this real threat.
