Eight people, including soldiers, were killed in multiple attacks by militant fighters in northern Cameroon on Tuesday, regional officials said.
The region’s governor, Mijiyawa Bakari, said Boko Haram fighters separately attacked the towns of Mora and Jigage on the border with Nigeria, killing three customs officers, three soldiers and two civilians. said.
“Boko Haram fighters are in huge numbers along the border with Nigeria and we look to the military and civilians to work together to stop this new wave of attacks,” he said. . Bakari said several people were injured and hospitalized.
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A regional official said eight people had been killed by Boko Haram fighters in northern Cameroon. (Fox News)
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Boko Haram is a militant group in Nigeria that launched an uprising in 2009 to oppose Western education and establish Islamic Sharia law in northeastern Nigeria. Over the years, their rebellion spread to neighboring West African countries, including Cameroon, Niger, and Chad. The riots have killed more than 36,000 people, mostly in Nigeria, and displaced about 3 million people, according to the United Nations.
Cameroon’s government said Boko Haram fighters had entered the country in droves from Nigeria on Monday night before carrying out the attack. Cameroonian forces are deployed to protect civilians at the border.
