Members of Islamist sect Boko Haram at the weekend killed two Cameroonian soldiers in a gun battle that also left three militants dead, military officers stated yesterday. As stated by a Cameroonian officer, clashes erupted when soldiers were dispatched to check reports of Boko Haram militants moving towards the northern town of Zelevet, near the border with Nigeria. “When we arrived … the enemy attacked. We returned fire but sadly we lost two men,” the officer said, asking not to be named. A second officer stated three Boko Haram fighters were killed and a female militant captured. Separately, a military source stated another 20 people had been killed last week in attacks in villages on the Cameroon side of the border with Nigeria. There was no immediate official comment from the military on any of the reported incidents.
