[Mhiz Rebecca]

Soldiers killed 27 Boko Haram insurgents and arrested 10
others in Northern Cameroon, the Commander of a Regional
Army Force said on Thursday.
“A Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) set up by Nigeria,
Niger, Chad, Benin and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram across
borders, ambushed a group of the terrorists on Wednesday
near the town of Fotokol.
“It is located close to the border with Nigeria.
No soldiers were killed during the clashes, according to
Dobekreo,’’ the MJTF Commander, Bouba Dobekreo said.
Boko Haram poses a steady threat to communities in the
north-east of Nigeria and has also launched offensives in
neighbouring Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
The group’s goal is to enforce a strict interpretation of Islamic
law, known as Sharia.
Since 2009, at least 14,000 people have died at the hands of
the Sunni fundamentalists.