Boko Haram carries out first attack on Chadian soil

In what appeared to be a retaliation against the Chadian government for joining the Nigerian military in the war against it, Boko Haram insurgents have carried out an overnight attack on the Nigerian neighbour. Security sources have however described the attack as the first of such assaults on Chadian soil.
According to Chadian officials, the insurgents crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village on the shores of the lake