20 Boko Haram fighters killed by Cameroon soldiers

At least 20 fighters of the Boko Haram Islamic sect have been killed by Cameroonian soldiers on Wednesday. This occurred during a raid in northern Nigeria by a multinational force tasked with stamping out the Islamist militants. 

Cameroon commander General, Jacob Kodji, said the Islamist fighters were killed in the Nigerian town of Djibrila, which is about 10 km (six miles) from the Cameroon border. Colonel Didier Badjeck, a spokesman for Cameroon’s Defense Ministry, added that 12 hostages were freed and ammunitions and armored vehicles seized during the operation.

Boko Haram has waged a six-year campaign of violence and killings which had led to the death of thousands and displacement of millions of others. The North-Eastern part of Nigeria has been the most affected. 

The Boko Haram terrorist group has also carried out attacks in Nigeria's neighboring countries including Cameroon, which has been the target of suicide bombings in recent months.