Baroua is the first village affected by the operation to return to the village of internally displaced Nigerians. The attack killed 16 Nigerian soldiers and about 50 in the terror camp.
as reported from Niamey, Moussa Kaka
It was the positions of the army and the National Guard that secured the village of Baroua, which was attacked by hundreds of elements in Boko Haram, according to the statement from the Ministry of Defense. Results: 16 dead on the military side, 9 others injured; around fifty “neutralized” attackers. The information comes from Nigeria’s Defense Minister Alkassoum Indatou through a press release. On Tuesday “around 01:10 (00:10 GMT), our defense and security forces in Baroua, in the Diffa region, were attacked by several hundred elements of Boko Haram who arrived at Lake Chad”, killing “sixteen” soldiers and wounding “nine” others, the statement said.
As they crossed Lake Chad on foot, on horseback and by canoe to attack Baroua, Boko Haram’s jihadists suffered a stinging setback, hence the high number of dead in its ranks, according to a member of the Diffa civil society. The soldiers managed to free the terrorists who had managed to get into the village. A significant amount of weapons have been found.
Symbol village About 6000 souls live in the village of Baroua, located 3 km from Lake Chad. About two months ago, the entire population that had fled the village due to Boko Haram’s relentless attacks returned to live on the streets of the abandoned village. It was the first phase of the return of internally displaced persons to their country.
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The brave people of Baroua, who live off fishing and agriculture, had agreed to return to their village, among other things on the condition that they would be safe.
By attacking this village, symbolizing the first successful operation for the return of the displaced, Boko Haram wanted to wreak havoc and discourage other displaced people from returning to their villages. 130,000 internally displaced persons are forced into temporary villages along National 1 and are waiting for them to return.
As for Nigerian refugees, they are 123,000. Return to their country of origin will end in December this year.
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