Boko Haram militants kill 23 soldiers in Chad’s Lake Chad region

By  News On Air   May 05, 2026

Boko Haram militants killed 23 security personnel in an attack on a military base in Central African country of Chad. Many other Chadian soldiers were injured in the attack, which was eventually repelled.

The attack took place on Monday night against a military base on the shores of Lake Chad, which sits on the tripoint of Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon.

According to the United Nations, the group has killed several thousand people and displaced millions.

Boko Haram has ramped up kidnappings as well as attacks on soldiers around Lake Chad in recent years, including an October 2024 attack that killed around 40 Chadian troops.