16 die as troops rescue Cameroon’s Vice PM’s wife The abducted wife of Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister, Amadou Ali, has been rescued from her Boko Haram kidnappers. The lady was kidnapped on Sunday, alongside a traditional ruler of Kolofata town in Cameroon. The rescue operation was carried out by soldiers from Cameroon in an operation that was reported to have lasted several hours. According to Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation, 16 people died during the rescue operation. Cameroon’s Minister of Information, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, confirmed the freedom of the vice prime minister’s wife. Bakary said government was still investigating the number of casualties. Meanwhile, some members of the deadly Boko Haram sect on Monday attacked Katarko village, in the outskirts of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, killing eight persons and blowing off an important bridge. Katarko is 22 kilometers south of Damaturu, Yobe State capital, and a community in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, which is believed to be one of the strongest hold of the sect in the north-eastern state.Residents told journalists on the telephone that the insurgents stormed the town around 7.30 pm, and attacked the military base before moving to some houses, where eight persons were killed.... Read more>>>:primechronicle/?p=9644
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:45:06 +0000
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