Following a series of attacks by the Boko Haram sect, Chad has declared a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region, the BBC reports.
The decision came after the Islamist group carried out an attack in Ngouboua village in Chad near the Nigerian border. In a suspected suicide bomb attack at least two people were killed, while 14 others sustained various degrees of injuries.
According to Chad’s communications minister, Hassan Sylla Bakari, sweeping powers to control people’s movements are needed because the area is targeted by the terrorists.
Following an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Monday, November 9, the government announced that the state of emergency would give it the authority to ban the movement of people and vehicles, search homes and recover arms.
Chad plays an important role in the war against the Boko Haram sect and is helping Nigeria retake most of the areas the militants had seized in northern Nigeria.
However, in the last few months the terrorists have intensified attacks in remote areas around Lake Chad.
On November 1, two military posts were attacked in the Lake Chad region by Boko Haram. Three would-be suicide bombers were shot by soldiers as they approached a military base in the village of Bamou, although one militant was still able to detonate an explosive device.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian army has announced that another suspected Boko Haram terrorist on the military’s most wanted photograph was arrested.
The terrorist, Ishaku Wardifen was stopped by troops of the 23 Brigade Special Battalion at a check point in Maiha, Adamawa state, on Monday, November 9.
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