DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Chad security official says a triple suicide bombing at a market on an island in Lake Chadhas killed at least 27 people and injured 90 others.
Paul Manka, Chad police spokesman, said three females carried out Saturday’s attack on Koulfoua Island.
Gen. Banyaman Cossingar, Chad gendarmerie director general, confirmed the attack, saying Nigeria’s Islamic extremist group Boko Haram is suspected.
The Lake Chad region, which straddles the borders of Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria, has been regularly targeted by the extremists. Chad’s government has already imposed a state of emergency in the area.
Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamic extremist group whose 6-year uprising has killed some 20,000 people, stepped up attacks this year in neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon after those countries agreed to help fight the insurgents.
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To bad Nigeria doesn’t have oil. Sounds like they need help.
Nigeria has a crap ton of oil, and it has caused a significant amount of corruption and pain. Thanks Shell Oil!
Umm, Nigeria is one of the most oil-rich countries in the world. Chad, however, is not.