Dozens of Nigerians Feared Dead After Chad Air Strikes
More than 40 Nigerian fishers are feared dead after Chad launched air strikes targeting Boko Haram positions in the Lake Chad Basin.
Abubakar Gamandi Usman, chairman of Lake Chad Basin Fisheries Association of Nigeria, believes the strikes hit some fishers, while others drowned after trying to flee in overloaded boats. No bodies have yet been recovered. Chad said the strikes were retaliation for Boko Haram attacks on military bases near Lake Chad that reportedly killed at least 24 soldiers and two generals.
The region, which spans Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon, remains a major stronghold for Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province. Fishers in the area often operate under Boko Haram control, with the group taxing their access.
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