Troops begin final push against Boko Haram in Sambisa forest

More than 5,000 soldiers have been deployed on islands and lakeside villages there.In October, 41 people died when suicide bombers attacked a market in the town of Baga Sola.

PARIS – One man was formally charged and was in jail Saturday in connection with the deadly Paris attacks last month, Agence France-Presse reported, citing judicial sources.

On November 9, 2015, the government of Chad declared a political state of emergency in the environment of Lake Chad.

The Nigerian Army has commenced strikes deep inside Sambisa forest, which is believed to be the only remaining strong point of the Boko Haram terrorists.

The army is understood to have carried out the raid in co-operation with a regional task force against the terrorist group. The group has launched previous attacks in Chad, as well as Cameroon and Niger.

Cameroon said it conducted a major operation along its long western border with Nigeria, killing 100 militants and freeing 900 people. At least 80 others were injured in the blasts.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has given his military commanders until the end of the year to end the insurgency, although he has admitted suicide and bomb attacks may continue.

Chad, along with Niger and Cameroon, has played a critical role in aiding the Nigerian army in the latter’s attempts to retake portions of northern Nigeria from the terrorist group.

Then, in November, two female suicide bombers killed three in Ngouboua, according to the CBC.

Boko Haram is thought to have killed 6,644 past year, while Daesh is estimated to have been responsible for the deaths of 6,073.

In a Saturday statement, the Department of State Services (DSS) said those arrested had traveled from the restive northeast of the country to the capital, which is located in central Nigeria, and were planning to carry out attacks in Abuja during the year-end festivities. The area has been a target of extremists in the past.