Nigerian Islamic fundamentalists, Boko Haram, has launched an attack on a military base in Cameroon with at least one soldiers killed, local media reports
The attack occurred early Monday, about a week after Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, threatened attacks on Cameroon after the country’s military launched repeated assaults against the sect.
A Cameroun-based journalist, Bisong Eta, who tweeted
about the attack, said the attack was repelled by the
Cameroonian military and that calm had returned.
about the attack, said the attack was repelled by the
Cameroonian military and that calm had returned.
“@ChiefBisongEta1 Cameroonian soldier Onana Balla died
in the BH attack on the Kolofata army base this morning.
in the BH attack on the Kolofata army base this morning.
Attackers chased away. All calm now,” he tweeted.
Boko Haram has conducted several raids in Kolofata in
the past, which was often repelled by the military.
the past, which was often repelled by the military.
The insurgents had in July last year kidnapped the wife
of the country’s Vice Prime Minister, and a mayor in the
region, Seini Boukar Lamine.
of the country’s Vice Prime Minister, and a mayor in the
region, Seini Boukar Lamine.
Reports say the country’s authorities entered into negotiation with the sect leading to the release of those
kidnapped.
kidnapped.
In his latest video, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau
warned President of Cameroun, Paul Biya, to suspend his
country’s attack on the group or face reprisal.
warned President of Cameroun, Paul Biya, to suspend his
country’s attack on the group or face reprisal.
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