While all Muslims in Nigeria and in the world are celebrating the end of Ramadan the deadly Boko Haram sect has attacked a command post on Cameroon’s northern border with Nigeria, VOA reports.
The attack came after a series of targeted army operations in the area that Cameroon authorities say destroyed at least 10 bomb-making laboratories.
Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the government spokesman, has said that more than 100 insurgents attacked the Homeka border village command post of the multinational joint task force.
Bakary told reporters that the Boko Haram fighters robbed several villages after they were pushed back by the army. According to him, one soldier was injured.
He added that the attack on the command post is a sign that even while the enemy is in agony, it is still capable of constantly creating trouble.
The government’s spokesman said that the army will continue to defend the country’s territorial integrity.
Tchiroma says troops have since raided eight villages on both sides of the border, killing and arresting large numbers of the insurgents and freeing hostages.
At least 10 factories for the manufacture of explosive devices were reportedly destroyed.
He added that some terrorists have managed to escape, but they consider that the current Nigerian and Cameroonian offensive called “Arrow” has pushed Boko Haram toward Nigeria’s northern border with Niger.
Cameroon is one of five countries who have formed the Multinational Joint Task Force, which assisted Nigeria in its war against the insurgency.
The country sent more troops to the far northern border area last week after two suicide bombings in the town of Limani killed 13 people.
The local government sealed trouble spots along its border with Nigeria and banned gatherings outside mosques during Ramadan to try to lessen the threat.
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