Its border with Nigeria has been temporarily closed while troops have been placed on high alert.

The government of Chad has stepped up security measures to guard against any subsequent incursion of the Boko Haram militants from Nigeria. The country has temporarily closed its border with Nigeria  and put in place logistical and military measures  to nip in the bud any attempt by Boko Haram fighters to launch attacks in Chad, Alwihda  reported  citing government officials.

Chad has also taken adequate measures to take care of Nigerian refugees that have fled the recent wave of Boko Haram violent attacks in Baga town of Borno State near Lake Chad. The refugees, reports say, are currently in the Region of Bol in Chad.  The Nigerian media organ News 24 reported that fighting continued last weekend in Baga where the Boko Haram fighters seized a key military base on January 3, 2015 and attacked the town on Wednesday, January 7, 2015.

An Amnesty International statement said there were reports the town was razed and as many as 2,000 people killed. District head Baba Abba Hassan reportedly said most victims were children, women and elderly people who could not run fast enough when insurgents drove into Baga, firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles on town residents.

Mike Omeri, government spokesman on the insurgency is quoted as saying that, "Security forces have responded rapidly, and have deployed significant military assets and conducted airstrikes against militant targets."  Local officials in Baga said at least 20,000 people were forced to flee their homes and that 560 had been stranded on an island on Lake Chad since last Saturday, Mail Online reported.