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.
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