Chadian soldiers
have smoked out the Boko Haram insurgents out of Malumfatori town in
north-eastern Nigeria, a top security source said.
The recapture of
the town, which lies near the borders of Chad and Niger, followed two days of
fighting between the insurgents and the soldiers.
It was learnt that
the Chadian soldiers moved into the town which was earlier seized by the Boko
Haram sect after crossing Lake Chad. It is not known if the operation was
approved by Nigeria.
However, the
Nigerian military confirmed that the town had been recaptured but said that the
feat was performed by soldiers from the Multinational Task involved in the
ongoing operation against the insurgents in the North-East.
The Multi-National
Joint Task Force comprises military personnel from Nigeria, Chad and Niger.
Although Cameroon was supposed to be one of the troops contributing nation to
the force, its troops had yet to participate in the activities of the force.
It was added that
the area had always been the focus of the activities of the Nigeria military
especially the aerial surveillance and patrol activities of the Nigerian Force.
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