The Cameroonian government has said its soldiers had killed “over 100” Boko Haram fighters during an attempted incursion by the Nigeria-based fighters into its territory.
The Cameroonian army has dealt “a severe setback” to Boko Haram, government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said in a statement read out on state radio on Monday, adding that the clashes took place in the north of the country on Saturday.
It was not immediately possible to independently verify the information.
According to the government statement, Boko Haram fighters fired two shells on the town of Fotokol in Cameroon’s northern tip, on the border with Nigeria, at around 1:00 pm (1200 GMT) on Saturday.
“There were no casualties reported on the Cameroonian side after the attack,” the statement said…
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