Cameroon Kills 40 Boko Haram Members

Military operatives from Nigeria's neighbours
Cameroon, killed at least 40 Boko Haram
militants in the country’s northwest during the
weekend, a government radio reported on
Sunday.

The Nigerian government on Saturday described
the Central African nation as the weakest link in
its fight against the terrorist sect.

The Cameroonian military clashed with
members of the Boko Haram sect  in the town
of Kouserri, which borders Nigeria and Chad.

After a security summit in Paris two weeks ago,
Cameroon revealed that it had deployed 1,000
troops to its border to help contain the
activities of the deadly group.

But Sarkin-Yaki Bello, the Coordinator-General
of Nigeria’s Counter Terrorism Centre, said was
quoted by Reuters news agency, Saturday, as
criticising Cameroon’s effort in rooting out
Boko Haram.

“Niger has been proactive and aggressive, Chad
has shown zero tolerance for Boko Haram,” Mr.
Sarkin-Bello said.

“Cameroon, we’ve engaged them to be more
pro-active. They haven’t really. Not yet.”
One Cameroonian official denied the allegation,
while another blamed funding for the country’s
slow response.

Under a pact reached at the Paris summit,
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin- all Nigeria’s
neighbours, are to step up their action against
Boko Haram by maintaining an intelligence
sharing platform, improving border patrols, and
coordinating their actions.

Currently, Niger allows Nigerian soldiers cross
into its borders to pursue Boko Haram
militants.

A similar understanding is being worked out
with Chad, but there's none presently with
Cameroon.

Boko Haram has remained under an
international spotlight after abducting over 200
schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State.

The girls have continued to remain in captivity
as the Nigerian government, assisted by major
world powers, is yet to rescue them.