The Islamist Sect Boko Haram yesterday attacked Kolofate a suburb town in
Cameroon and kidnapped the wife of the deputy Prime Minister, Amadou
Ali and her house maid.
The militants also kidnapped a local religious leader (Lamido), Seini Boukar Lamine in a separate attack on his home. Lamine is also the mayor of the town.
Boko Haram has stepped up cross-border attacks into Cameroon in recent weeks, as the army was deployed to the region.
The home of Deputy Prime Minister Amadou Ali “came under a savage attack from Boko Haram militants,” Information Minister Issa Tchiroma told Reuters yesterday.
They also attacked the lamido’s residence and he was also kidnapped,” he said, and at least three people were killed in the attack.
But the deputy Prime Minister, who was at home to break his fast for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the time of the attack, managed to escape to a neighbouring town, regional commander Col Feliz Nji Formekong, the second commander of Cameroon’s third inter-army military region, based in the regional headquarters Maroua, told the news agency.
Yesterday attack was the third Boko Haram attack into Cameroon since Friday. At least four soldiers were killed in the previous attacks.
Meanwhile, some 22 suspected Boko Haram militants, who have been held in Maroua since March, were on Friday sentenced to prison sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years. It was unclear whether the events are related.
On Wednesday, Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger agreed to form a 2,800-strong regional force to tackle Boko Haram militants.
The militants also kidnapped a local religious leader (Lamido), Seini Boukar Lamine in a separate attack on his home. Lamine is also the mayor of the town.
Boko Haram has stepped up cross-border attacks into Cameroon in recent weeks, as the army was deployed to the region.
The home of Deputy Prime Minister Amadou Ali “came under a savage attack from Boko Haram militants,” Information Minister Issa Tchiroma told Reuters yesterday.
They also attacked the lamido’s residence and he was also kidnapped,” he said, and at least three people were killed in the attack.
But the deputy Prime Minister, who was at home to break his fast for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the time of the attack, managed to escape to a neighbouring town, regional commander Col Feliz Nji Formekong, the second commander of Cameroon’s third inter-army military region, based in the regional headquarters Maroua, told the news agency.
Yesterday attack was the third Boko Haram attack into Cameroon since Friday. At least four soldiers were killed in the previous attacks.
Meanwhile, some 22 suspected Boko Haram militants, who have been held in Maroua since March, were on Friday sentenced to prison sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years. It was unclear whether the events are related.
On Wednesday, Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger agreed to form a 2,800-strong regional force to tackle Boko Haram militants.
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