Residents are fleeing from Damasak village in northeastern Nigeria as soldiers from Niger and Chad threaten to leave following the failure of the Nigerian army to deploy in the area.
Residents are fleeing from Damasak village in northeastern Nigeria as soldiers from Niger and Chad threaten to leave following the failure of the Nigerian army to deploy in the area.
A source told SaharaReporters that the allies have given the Nigerian army an ultimatum to occupy the village within three days or the coalition troops would abandon it, leaving thousands of residents vulnerable to renewed attacks by Boko Haram, which is based in the region.
Boko Haram militants were forced out of Damasak, located in Borno State, by coalition troops in March of this year.
