According to a dailystar recent report, Cameroon's army has killed 27 members of Nigerian Islamist
group Boko Haram near a northern town, state radio said Wednesday, in a sign of
growing cross-border activity by the militants.
The Boko Haram fighters crossed the border into Cameroon
earlier this week, after attacking a military
base and police station in Nigeria and apparently sending some 480 Nigerian troops retreating across the frontier.
base and police station in Nigeria and apparently sending some 480 Nigerian troops retreating across the frontier.
" Cameroon soldiers have killed 27 Boko Haram elements
during an attack in a locality near Fotokol in
the far-north," state radio CRTV said, adding that the deaths occurred Monday and Tuesday. There was no word on any Cameroonian casualties.
the far-north," state radio CRTV said, adding that the deaths occurred Monday and Tuesday. There was no word on any Cameroonian casualties.
A Cameroonian soldier in the region said the militants had
been pushed back into Nigeria, with calm returning to the area Wednesday.
In recent weeks, Boko Haram, which is seeking to carve out a
de facto Islamic state in northern Nigeria, has stepped up attacks in Cameroon,
leading the Central African country to increase deployments along its jungle
border.
But Cameroon has not always been successful in fending off
Boko Haram raids. President Paul Biya dismissed two senior army officers last
month following attacks in which at least seven people were killed and the wife
of the vice prime minister was kidnapped.
Is very embarrassing to now hear n see that cameroon military is now very strong n better than that of my country when put side by side with what they are doing with boko haram
ReplyDeleteThey are not....Modest, our military are doing their best...just that I suspect some military insider sabotage on our own side....but time will settle this Boko Haram nonsense anyway
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