Disclosing this to newsmen, the spokesperson of Chadian army, Colonel Azem, said that 18 soldiers were injured during the attack while 162 members of the sect were killed.
“Our forces attacked Boko Haram elements on five islands near Nigeria on June 24 and 25"he said
There have been frequent clashes on the many islands of Lake Chad since the Boko Haram conflict started in 2009. The lake borders Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria.
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