Ninety-two Boko Haram terrorists killed, 850 captives freed: Cameroon
Cameroon's military forces have killed 92 members of Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group and freed 850 people held hostage by the militants in a joint operation with the Nigerian army, the government of Cameroon says.
In a Friday statement, Cameroon’s Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary said the operation in the Nigerian village of Kumshe, close to the border with Cameroon, was carried out with the backing of the multinational force fighting Boko Haram, which includes troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria.
"Two Cameroonian soldiers were killed [during the operation] by an accidental mine explosion. Five other soldiers were wounded," Bakary said, adding that the troops seized weapons and ammunition and found a workshop for the production of homemade mines.
The Nigerian army has not yet commented on the report.
Boko Haram started its campaign of militancy in 2009 with the aim of toppling the central government in Nigeria. It has so far taken the lives of at least 17,000 people and forced over 2.5 million others to flee their homes.
The terror group has pledged allegiance to Daesh Takfiri terrorists, who are mainly wreaking havoc in Syria and Iraq.
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