Boko Haram kills 3 Cameroonian soldiers in ambush near Nigerian border

Posted by News Express | 19 April 2016 | 2,114 times

At least three Cameroonian soldiers were killed and five were injured in the country’s Far North region near the Nigerian border when suspected Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military convoy on Monday night, reports Anadolu Agency

He news agency attributed the information to Gen. Bouba Dobekreo, a Multinational Join Task Force commander.

The Multinational Joint Task Force was created by Lake Chad Basin countries – Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and Benin – aimed at eradicating the Nigerian militant group.

The Nigerian and Cameroonian army claim that hundreds of Boko Haram militants have been neutralised in recent months.

•Photo shows a convoy of Cameroon soldiers.

Source: News Express