Chad: Boko Haram - Nigeria Downplays Chad's Move to Capture Baga

19 January 2015

In what has raised concerns over possible violation of Nigeria's sovereignty, the Chadian government in collaboration with its Cameroonian counterpart, has sent troops to recapture Nigeria's border town of Baga from Boko Haram insurgents, without the knowledge or approval of the Nigerian government.

The Nigerian military confirmed Monday it had no knowledge of an order by President Idriss Deby of Chad, deploying that country's armed forces in pursuit of Boko Haram in Nigerian territory.

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