Cameroon soldiers kill 10 Boko Haram fighters, arrests several others

A troop Commander reported that Cameroonian forces killed 10 Boko Haram members who launched an attack on a town bordering Nigeria.

The commander stated that hundreds of fighters entered the border town of Ashigashia in Cameroon on Tuesday and started shooting into the air. The commander stated that the insurgent group retreated when Cameroonian reinforcements arrived the scene.

According to the Commander, 10 Boko Haram members were killed while 2 soldiers were severely wounded. He also reported that some arrests were made but no civilian causalities occurred.

In 2014, it was reported that the Boko Haram captured and inhabited Ashigashia for three weeks before the Cameroonian forces recaptured the territory. This incident made about 100,000 people flee the territory to neighboring towns.

Source:  The Associated Press