“At dawn on April 25, fighters from the terrorist group Boko Haram riding motorised canoes attacked the island of Karamga, a position northwest of of the town of Bosso held by our defence and security forces,” the ministry of defence was quoted as saying by the Vanguard.
“Operations
are ongoing with the support of partners to counter the ambitions of this
terrorist group,” the ministry added in a statement broadcast on television.
The ministry
did not indicate if there were any casualties as a result of the raid.
An official
from Diffa, the capital of the southeast, however warned the death toll was
“very heavy in the ranks of the Nigerien army,” without providing further
details.
State
television reported that Boko Haram militants attacked troops from Niger on an
island base in Lake Chad, the government said Saturday, in a raid believed to
have taken a heavy toll on the army had called a meeting of the national
security council after the Islamists’ attack.
Niger, along
with Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria, has recently launched a joint defense to end
Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency, which has claimed 13,000 lives and caused
about 1.5 million people to flee their homes.
Meanwhile, on
Saturday, Boko haram insurgents numbering about 2000 reportedly took over Marte
town in Marte local government area, Borno state.
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