Scores of Boko Haram elements have been killed during a fierce gunfight between the Chadian army and the insurgents in the Lake Chad region yesterday, a provincial governor told AFP. Mahamat Fadoul Mackaye said at least 40 Boko Haram fighters were killed following the attack on an army position in the marshy region used as a rear base by jihadist groups including Nigeria-based Boko Haram and a dissident branch, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). “The defence forces responded vigorously to chase away the enemy, which left over 40 bodies...