27 Boko Haram
Islamist sect members have been killed by the Cameroonian Army near a
northern town according to a state radio, CRTV in a sign of growing
cross-border activity by the militants.
Boko
Haram fighters have crossed the border into Cameroon earlier this week, after
they attacked a military base and also a police station in Nigeria. The attack
was said to have sent 480 Nigerian troops retreating across the frontier.
The
state radio stated that the 27 members killed occurred near Fotokol on the
far-north, adding that the deaths occurred on Monday and Tuesday with no word
on any Cameroonian casualties.
A
Cameroonian soldier in the region said the militants had been pushed back into
Nigeria, with calm returning to the area on Wednesday.
In
recent weeks, Boko Haram has stepped up attacks in Cameroon, leading the
central African country to increase deployments along its jungle border.
But
Cameroon has not always been successful in fending off Boko Haram raids.
President Paul Biya dismissed two senior army officers last month following
attacks in which at least seven people were killed and the wife of the vice
prime minister was kidnapped
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