Lake Chad attack attack on the Republic of Chad. Lake Chad attack The Lake Chad attack was a terrorist attack on the Niger side of Lake Chad by 30 members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria. The incident was reported to have occurred on February 25, 2014 and was launched by members of the insurgents in Northeastern Nigeria. Sophisticated weapons were used in the attack, leaving scores of civilians and 7 soldiers dead. Since the sects had been designated by the US as a "terrorist" organisation in 2009, they had carried out several cross-border attacks but the February 25, 2014
A3 highway (Nigeria) Gamboru-Ngala Local Government conveying commodities from the two countries are now left stranded on either sides of the bridge. On May 13, 2014, the House of Representatives "called on the Federal Government to rebuild the Gamboru Bridge linking the border town with other parts of Borno State." A3 highway (Nigeria) The A3 highway is a highway in Nigeria. It runs generally north from Port Harcourt through Aba, Umuahia, Okigwe, Enugu, Ngwo, Makurdi, Lafia, Jos, Bauchi and Potiskum thence east via Damaturu, Maiduguri to the border with Cameroon at Gambaru. The continuation through Cameroon connects to N'Djamena, the capital of Chad.