The air raid was carries out after Niger and Chad
received intelligence that a group of Boko Haram fighters
had gathered in the border village, according to Reuters.
The air assault which was carried out in the Nigerian
village of Djaboullam destroyed several vehicles and
motorcycles carrying Boko Haram fighters.
A Niger military official said Boko Haram fighters had
moved to Djaboullam after they were chased from other
towns by the Nigerian army. Militants were also
gathering in other border towns from where they routinely
launch mortar rounds into Niger.
“We know they are massing in Malam Fatori, waiting for
us to come,” he said, referring to another northeast
Nigerian town about three kilometers (2 miles) from
Bosso, the nearest town across the border in Niger.
Troops from Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria have
recorded a string of victories against the sect in recent
times.
The regional forces have been fighting the Islamist
militants in a joint mission since March 2, in a bid to end
Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency in northern Nigeria
that is threatening regional stability.
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