At least 15 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on a bus in northern Cameroon, a senior local security official and a businessman have said. Over the last year, Boko Haram, which has killed thousands in its struggle to create a caliphate in northern Nigeria, has stepped up attacks on both sides of the border, forcing Cameroon to dispatch thousands of troops to its north, Reuters says. “Boko Haram elements on Thursday attacked a bus that was transporting many passengers from Kousseri to Maroua and killed several persons on the spot,” said a senior officer in the military’s BIR rapid reaction unit deployed in the region. The officer, who asked not to be named, said another 10 people had been severely injured and taken to Maroua hospital and he feared the death toll would rise. Maroua is the capital of the Far North region, which has seen the worst of the spillover of Nigeria’s conflict. Cameroonian authorities were not available for comment on the attack, which took place in the evening of January 1. However, a local businessman based in the north said travellers who reached the town of Maroua had confirmed the incident. Foncha Ngeh, who is based in Maroua, said travellers had told him there were at least 15 dead in the incident but many more had been injured and were transported to Maroua for treatment. The post Boko Haram: 15 killed in Cameroon bus attack appeared first on The Nation. posted on January 04, 2015 at 12:02PM jtnng.blogspot/
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 11:18:31 +0000
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