Suspected Boko Haram fighters launched fresh
attacks on three communities in northern
Cameroon, abducting more than 30 people
including those aboard a packed bus.
The assaults by the terror group came on
Monday, February 9, as other militants invaded a
town in the neighboring country of Niger for the
third time in recent days, underscoring the
growing regional havoc by Boko Haram.
The militants have stepped up their attacks on
neighboring countries as Chad, Cameroon, Niger
and Benin pledge to send troops to help Nigeria
squash the extremist group that has killed more
than 10,000 people over the past year.
In northern Cameroon, the fighters seized a bus
with 20 people aboard late Sunday in Koza and
then drove it back toward the Nigerian border,
some 11 miles (18 kilometers) away, resident
Bouba Kaina said.
Early Monday, another group of fighters attacked
the Cameroonian town of Kolofata, looting food
and livestock. The town was recently retaken by
Chadian troops who have been helping the
Cameroonian military fight Boko Haram.
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