2015-01-19 18:31
Yaounde - Cameroon's army has freed 24 of some 80 hostages
kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgent
fighters based in neighbouring Nigeria, a defence ministry spokesman
said on Monday.
The kidnapping, which occurred in the north of
Cameroon on Sunday around the village of Mabass, was one of the largest
abductions on Cameroonian soil. Many children were among the hostages.
"The
Cameroon army was able to free about 24 hostages taken yesterday by
Boko Haram in the far north. They were freed as defence forces pursued
the attackers who were heading back to Nigeria," said ministry spokesman
Colonel Didier Badjeck.
Boko Haram has killed thousands of people
and kidnapped hundreds in its bid to carve out an Islamic state in
northern Nigeria. In recent months, it has targeted Cameroon and Niger
as it seeks to expand its zone of operations.
At the weekend, neighbouring Chad deployed troops to help Cameroon in its efforts to tackle the insurgency in the area.
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