Boko Haram Kill 14 in Attack on Western Chad Village

Fourteen people were killed and 13 were missing after Boko Haram jihadists attacked a fishing village in western Chad on Tuesday.

Boko Haram insurgency started in Nigeria a decade ago, but has since spread to neighboring countries Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

"There were 14 dead, five wounded and 13 missing in the attack" near the village of Kaiga on the shores of Lake Chad, Imouya Souabebe.

Kaiga lies in marshland sprawling region where the borders of the four countries  Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger.

The village is about 60 kilometers (35 miles) from the border with northeast Nigeria, the springboard for Boko Haram raids and kidnappings in neighboring countries.

"The attackers first came in a small group and then brought in reinforcements to attack the fishermen."

The region's governor, Noki Charfadine, gave a toll of at least nine dead.

He said the attack had taken place in a "red zone, where fishing is forbidden.

Boko Haram has since split in two, with the emergence of a branch allied to the Islamic State (IS) group, known as Islamic State Group in West Africa or ISWAP.

The other faction, loyal to the movement's historic leader, Abubakar Shekau, is known for targeting civilians, including village attacks and suicide attacks.

The ISWAP, which has about 3,000 men grouped at Lake Chad, has been building its capacity and mainly targets the armed forces of countries in the region.

In Chad, four soldiers were killed by jihadists on December 2 in the attack on one of their positions on the shores of the lake.

In recent months, many civilians have been killed or abducted in this area as well, mostly in Chad and Cameroon.