President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has declared three days of national mourning following a series of brutal Boko Haram assaults in the Lake Chad region that left dozens of soldiers, including two generals, dead.
The Chadian armed forces confirmed that 23 soldiers were killed and 26 wounded during a late-night Boko Haram insurgent assault on a military base on Barka Tolorom island.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a Boko Haram member, Auwalu Samaila, to death by hanging after he pleaded guilty to multiple terrorism charges including attacks across Adamawa and Borno states.
A civil society group has urged residents of Borno and Yobe to support the military in the fight against terrorism, warning of severe economic consequences.