Chad’s army claims it has killed some 200 Boko Haram militants in the towns of Gambaru and Ngala near the border with Cameroon.<br /><br /> Around 2,000 Chadian troops with armoured support crossed into Nigeria yesterday and recaptured the towns though there are reports of sporadic fighting. <br /><br /> An unnamed Chadian officer made the following statement: “We dispersed them completely and prevented them from regathering. They were armed and killing people. It is not Godly, what they are doing, you cannot slaughter humans like animals.”<br /><br /> Fleeing Boko Haram fighters headed into Cameroon and attacked the village of Fotokol.<br /><br /> Cameroonian authorities said the militants have been repelled.<br /><br /> As the north east of the country is gripped by violence Nigeria is preparing for a presidential election on February 14.<br /><br /> According to the electoral commission the one million displaced persons will be able to cast their ballots.<br /><br /> Though it admits the poll may have to be postponed.
