Boko Haram have intensified their attacks outside Nigeria, launching attacks on countries who have committed to the multinational task force fighting the insurgency. Attacks have been carried out in Cameroon and Niger.
The latest reports claim that Boko Haram militants carried out an attack on Chad overnight, the first such assault on Chadian soil.
Officials said the fighters crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village on the shores of the lake.
The militants were pushed back by Chadian troops after killing several people, residents said.
Chad recently joined Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon in a military coalition against Boko Haram.
Residents said around 30 militants attacked the village of Ngouboua, torching two-thirds of its homes.
“They came on board three canoes and succeeded in killing about 10 people before being pushed back by the army,” a resident stated.
The number of casualties was unconfirmed but Chadian officials claim that a local chief was killed during the attack.
Chadian military aircraft carried out airstrikes against the militants, destroying their vessels, officials claim.
Approximately 7,000 people fled to the village of Ngouboua after Boko Haram attacked Baga across the border in January.