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CMR fears more raids from Boko Haram

Anti Boko Haram

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 Source: cameroun-online.com

It has become glaring that Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger have been suffering the menace of Boko Haram.

After the kidnappings and taking over cities. Boko Haram, the Islamist terrorist movement has seized Malam Fatori, a town near the Niger according to our source.

It is believed that this village has become its base besides Borno State in northeastern Nigeria where Boko Haram that conducts its activities." This menacing sect Boko Haram attacked Kerawa four o'clock ( 3:00 GMT).

"Until ten o'clock, there was still an exchange of gunshots between the Cameroonian military and the Boko Haram militants" said a police official in the region of the Far North of Cameroon. In this encounter, a man of the Rapid Intervention Battalion, a Cameroonian elite unit and several assailants were killed.

"The Islamists bombed our city from the mountains" on the other side of the border, a local policeman confirmed. Kerawa is located opposite an area controlled by Boko Haram, the Mandara Mountains, which is a haven for Islamist militants. It is therefore feared that more raids would be launched in Cameroon by these militants.

Source: cameroun-online.com