Nine civilians died in western Chad after a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in an area targeted in the past by Boko Haram insurgents, the army and officials said on Monday. “A suicide bomber blew herself up yesterday in Kaiga Kindjiria, killing nine people, two women and seven men,” an army source said. The toll was confirmed by the Chadian army spokesman, Colonel Azem Bermandoa. Kaiga-Kindjiria, a village of about 7,000 people, is located near the vast Lake Chad region where militants hide among islets and marshlands to launch attacks on Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger. The group has also split and a faction affiliated with the Islamic State group, ISWAP, is particularly active around Lake Chad.

Source: Punch January 20, 2020 16:07 UTC