MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Chadian troops have seized a strategically located northeast Nigerian town from Boko Haram, but not before the defeated Islamic extremists killed hundreds of civilians, Chad's military said.





The Chadian forces regained control Monday of Dikwa, a town occupied by the militants for weeks, said Chad's military spokesman Col. Azem Bermandoua.

One soldier was killed and 34 were wounded, most by a suicide car bomber, Bermandoua said on national television. Dikwa is at a crossroads to two border crossings with Chad and a route north to Lake Chad.

Separately, southwest of Dikwa, Nigerian troops Monday repelled an attack by Boko Haram on Konduga, killing more than 70 insurgents, according to a Nigerian corporal who helped defend the town. A security official confirmed the attack. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to reporters.

Boko Haram invaded the town between herds of cattle and a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden car, the corporal said. But the military had been warned and were well prepared to drive back the insurgents, he said.

Konduga has been attacked many times in recent months because it is a final defense for Maiduguri, the biggest northeastern city 35 kilometers (25 miles) away that is the birthplace of Boko Haram.

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan said Tuesday that "utmost care was being taken by the federal government to avoid collateral damage to the lives and properties of civilians as the military intensifies its ongoing offensive against Boko Haram." The military has been accused of gross abuses including indiscriminate killings of civilians. Jonathan claimed his government has investigated previous reports of abuse which "were mostly blown out of proportion for political reasons."

The United Nations said Tuesday that fighting in the northeast forced 16,000 Nigerians to flee across the border into Cameroon over the weekend. Some 1.6 million Nigerians have been forced from their homes and unknown hundreds of girls and young men have been kidnapped in the 6-year-old Islamic uprising by Nigeria's home-grown Boko Haram group.

The Islamic extremists' attacks have spread across borders into Cameroon, Chad and Niger, which are forming a multinational force to fight the militants.

International concern has risen along with fatalities in the uprising: Some 10,000 people were killed last year compared to 2,000 in the four previous years, according to the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations.


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Those that died in the hands of boko haram will be avenged.Their blood will not be spilt in vain.They will be avenged with as many heads of buharis children as possible and will be dotted with sheaku head.Only the weak and cowardly attack the weak

Another good Job from chad

#NeverAgain shall we allow a coup plotter who destroyed our democracy to contest for a democratic election
#NeverAgain shall we go backward rather than MARCHing FORWARD
#NeverAgain shall we be deceived by the numerous APC propaganda
#NeverAgain shall we lose hope in our beloved country Nigeria
#NeverAgain shall we lose faith in our military due to APC lies

Never Again!

God Bless Nigeria!
God Bless the Millitary
God Bless Goodluck

Kill dem all.including Buhari.spare no barga

I wish to appreciate the Chadian forces for the help and assistance they have rendered in turning around the scourge of the MYTHICAL boko haram that the inefficient and corrupt leadership both Political and Military made us believe were ghosts that can't be curtailed for 5years running.

I pray Idris Derby does not start growing ideas about keeping those regained territories under Chadian flag and diplomatically returned them to Nigerian control after the end of the insurgency. Nigeria can't afford to go to war with Chad or any neighbour at the moment.

Nigerians need ask what kind of weapons did the Chadians brought into the fight against Boko Haram that our Military Budget of 5triilion Naira could not buy? we were made to assume and believe the ragtag boys who started with bow and arrow were invisible and hence could not be conquered but begged to lay down their arms.

Events in the last 3weeks have made it clear to all who reason and have commonsense that Boko Haram was a creation of a Nigerian Cabal that was using it to steal the commonwealth of the nation and also use it for Political and personal gain.


#NEVERAGAIN will Nigeria delegates its' internal problem to a neighbour to come help quell
#NEVERAGAIN will our military be made sacrificial lambs for the political ambition of any person.

Nigeria shall be GREAT again

I believe in CHANGE and I believe in BUHARI/OSINBAJO to drive that change.

#ihavedecided

Who needs Buhari to make things happen?
Slow but Steady wins it all..
Intelligence over Brute!
Say No to Violence and Yes to Civilization.

..very soon the story of insurgency will be forgotten, GEJ till 2019

One day Boko Haram will be 'Once upon a time'...

RIP to the innocent ones.

GEJ till 2019

Oh! now we will need independent from Chad too?

Kill em BH all.

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Mehn terrible headline!
For a second I thought the chadians were fighting against the Nigerian army.

Team Apc
SaiBuhari
SaiAmbode
Come march 27/may29 victory shall be ours
Only buhari can take us to our dream land in nigeria.

Hmm

Buharis heart attack 92% loading

Ah

They should return the seized towns to nigeria.
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How do they brainwash this islamist?

Jonathan has done it or nah?

nice

BTW
why am I always on fp

Good

GEJ is making noise about routing BH when the newly seized towns from them have been achieved through the efforts of the Chadian forces. Yet, some low-lives who without any element of dignity still believes allowing GEJ to continue in office is the way to go. How bad can it get with some people's brain. Oh,... and how useless are our so called military generals(!!!).

Good news to some but certainly not Bugatti's cohort

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pendy79:
I wish to appreciate the Chadian forces for the help and assistance they have rendered in turning around the scourge of the MYTHICAL boko haram that the inefficient and corrupt leadership both Political and Military made us believe were ghosts that can't be curtailed for 5years running.

I pray Idris Derby does not start growing ideas about keeping those regained territories under Chadian flag and diplomatically returned them to Nigerian control after the end of the insurgency. Nigeria can't afford to go to war with Chad or any neighbour at the moment.

#NEVERAGAIN will Nigeria delegates its' internal problem to a neighbour to come help quell
#NEVERAGAIN will our military be made sacrificial lambs for the political ambition of any person.

Nigeria shall be GREAT again

I believe in CHANGE and I believe in BUHARI/OSINBAJO to drive that change.

#ihavedecided

YES NEVER AGAIN, what a shame.

What the Nigeria army couldnt do in six years, the gallant chadians army are doing it in two months.. SMH

This Boko boys no dey tire seff

Comon chad with 1000 citizens...fighting our battle for us.












Yet people will shout "GEJ till Nigeria explodes".

Hmmm.

i see