Suspected militants of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram on Monday attacked a gendarmerie camp in Cameroon’s Far-North Region.
An unnamed army source told Xinhua that fighters from Nigeria crossed the border and raided the camp in Afade, a border village, in early morning, burning down two vehicles and killing two “detainees.”
The fighters ran away before the defence and security forces could take any action, the source said.
Four soldiers and three policemen were found missing after the attack. It is still unknown whether they were kidnapped by the fighters, according to the source.
A suspected Boko Haram member on Saturday carried out a suicide bomb attack in Maroua, capital of Far-North, leaving at least 25 people killed, according to hospital sources.
Boko Haram started attack on northern Cameroon in 2013. Chad sent troops in Cameroon in January to help in the defence against the group.
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