Female bomber kills six in Chad: army officer
A female bomber has killed six people after blowing herself up in western Chad, a senior army officer said, in an attack attributed to Nigeria's Boko Haram Takfiri militants.
"Six people died, including a soldier," in the Wednesday’s attack in Kaiga-Kindjiria district, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A number of people were also injured, the officer said.
A local NGO confirmed the account.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Kaiga-Kindjiria lies in Lac province, which abuts the vast Lake Chad -- a region shared by Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria.
Boko Haram launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria a decade ago that has since spilled over into neighboring countries.
It has carried out at least 10 cross-border attacks in Chad since 2018, mainly targeting army positions.
In March, 23 troops were killed when their forward position on the northeastern side of the lake came under attack.
In June, 11 soldiers were killed and six were wounded in clashes at Tchoukoutalia, according to the authorities, who said 26 militants were killed.
Boko Haram's campaign has left some 27,000 people dead and displaced around two million in Nigeria alone, according to some estimates.
In 2015, the four Lake Chad countries, together with Benin, set up a combined force to fight Boko Haram with the help of local groups of armed citizens.
(Source: AFP)
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