Security Council Press Statement on Boko Haram Attacks against Chadian Troops and Civilians alongside Border between Cameroon and Nigeria (ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council)

(Source: ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council) The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the continued escalation of attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram terrorists, including on 3 February alongside the border between Cameroon and Nigeria, against the Chadian army contingent deployed to fight Boko Haram in Cameroon and Nigeria, which killed 13 Chadian soldiers and injured 21 others, and against the civilian population and...