Seven Chadian soldiers killed in landmine

0
98
Seven Chadian soldiers killed in landmine

Seven Chadian soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in a lawless region where jihadist groups including Nigeria’s Boko Haram and an Islamic State offshoot are active.

President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said several other soldiers were injured in Monday’s blast in Tchoukou Telia in the restive Lake Chad region, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the capital N’Djamena.

“Their vehicle struck a mine while they were patrolling,” he said. “Seven soldiers were killed and several others injured”.

According to AFP report on Tuesday, Deby Itno took power after his father Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled Chad with an iron fist for more than 30 years, died in 2021 while fighting rebels.

He is a candidate in a May 6 presidential election and faces no real challenge as authorities this weekend barred 10 candidates, including two fierce opponents of the military regime, from standing.

The Chadian army regularly kills or captures jihadists in the Lake Chad region but also suffers losses though this has considerably decreased over the past year.

Lake Chad, a vast expanse of water and marshland, straddles the borders of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad.

It has been the site of frequent attacks from fighters from Boko Haram as well as Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

AFP

All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from According.

Contact: [email protected]

Get every Post-UTM, Admission, List, JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Schools Resumption Date, Breaking News on your WhatsApp Status Now - To join, click the links below.
Join Television Nigerian Whatsapp Now
Join Television Nigerian Facebook Now
Join Television Nigerian Twitter Now
Join Television Nigerian YouTUbe Now

This is another opportunity to own a faster-loading website to expand your business and take it digitally online. Meet the best website designer/master coder for any kind of website. Contact them now it is affordable Chat now: 09077260922

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here