Boko Haram kills six, abducts 50 in Cameroon

“Boko Haram attacked the village of Tchakamari at around one in the morning Tuesday, killing at least six people“, a soldier sent to the site of the attack told AFP.

Mr. Anas said the option of dialogue is no doubt a hard sale as suggested by many prominent Nigerians.

The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday in the village of Tchakamari in the region known as the Extreme North, which is on the border with Boko Haram’s Nigerian strongholds.

The United States government has promise to continue to support the administration of Buhari in his fight against Boko Haram, crude oil theft and corruption in Nigeria.

“The Boko Haram challenges have continued to become an intractable crisis situation to our nation”.

The vigilante, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the attackers torched many homes before making off with the hostages.

Cameroon has been hit in the areas of Fotokol and Maroua by five suicide bombings in recent weeks, some of them carried out by women and girls.

The spokesman for Cameroon’s government said Wednesday on state radio that two women, aged 19 and 21, were arrested last week in possession of handbags containing explosives.

Notably, the president’s assertions came shortly after an announcement that Benin planned to contribute 800 troops to a regional force tasked with eradicating Boko Haram.

The returnees are those who had sought refuge in Cameroon following Boko Haram attacks.

NEMA also confirmed that within the next 24 hours, about 12,000 Nigerians are expected to return to the country from Cameroon.

Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, the executive secretary of the centre, Yusuf Anas, said some of the terrorists have made calls to the CCC requesting genuine and comprehensive dialogue with the Nigerian government. Witnesses in nearby villages said the militants had set fire to houses, sending columns of black smoke into the sky. While there has not yet been claims of the schoolgirls being rescued, the Nigerian military has said they have rescued other captives throughout the year.