Cameroon Troops Kill 30 Boko Haram Members Abdullahi U Nadi, Sam Egwu Cameroonian authorities have confirmed that the country’s military killed 30 suspected Boko Haram militants who attacked areas where 480 Nigerian troops had crossed over to during a battle with the insurgents. Cameroon’s state radio reported yesterday that the troops beat back two attempts by suspected Boko Haram militants to enter the country’s northern territory through a locality that shares boundary with Nigeria. Cameroon military spokesman Lt-Col Didier Badjeck told the Voice of America (VOA) that allegations made in Cameroonian media that the incident was a defection were unfounded, adding that they were particularly careful over the presence of the Nigerian soldiers as Boko Haram militants could also disguise as a regular army and attack them. “People should support but allow the Cameroon army to handle the situation and fight Boko Haram as professional soldiers. “We cannot neglect details in a war front and we are consequently examining any potential actions of Boko Haram,” he said. “During a confrontation late Tuesday, the soldiers killed 14 insurgents, 16 were killed in an earlier attack on Monday,” he added. Meanwhile, the insurgents have attacked Mirga town, Biu local government area of Borno State, and burnt down all communication masts. It was also reported that a Toyota Land Cruiser jeep belonging to APC chieftain Alhaji Modu Kakas had been snatched at gun point by the insurgents. A resident who confirmed the bloodless attack said, “When these people (Boko Haram) attack a place, they leave a trademark of death. When they come to your town and did not kill anyone, then you have to thank God and make sacrifice (sadakka). “Those living in Borno State know the magnitude of killings meted on the innocent people by these people who are claiming to be doing the work of Allah.” Death toll hits 30 as Fulani attack more Eggon communities in Nasarawa The violent feud involving Eggon and Fulani communities in Nasarawa State took another dimension yesterday when Fulani attackers invaded Tudun Adabu, an agrarian town, in the morning which led to hours of fierce fighting leaving casualties on both sides. One of those who fled the area when the Fulani were said to have invaded at about 10am, Esla Jatau, said there had been rumours since Monday morning of the impending attack by Fulani herdsmen, so women and children were evacuated before they struck about 10am. Unlike their attack on Akunni and Ikposogye where they had a field day destroying homes and property because the residents of the villages had deserted their homes, the Fulani met stiff resistance from Tudun Adabu youths who engaged them in exchange of fire lasting several hours. A victim who craved anonymity said at about 11am Fulani were seen carrying their dead and the injured heading towards Obi town. He added that rampaging youths had also barricaded Lafia-Obi road in search of Fulani commuters and, in the process, vandalized many cars. The crisis, which started with the assault on a Fulani community penultimate Friday, has snowballed into an endless cycle of violence in the state where up to 30 people are feared to have lost their lives. Mallam Abdullahi Shuiabu, from nearby Daddere community, said residents of the area had fled their homes for fear that the crisis may spread into their community which only last week witnessed the killing of four Gwandara men by Eggon youths. The president of Eggon Cultural Development Association (ECDA), Mr Chris Mamman, said the series of attacks on Eggon communities was unprovoked, adding that it was not a case of Eggon fighting with Fulani but that of Fulani wreaking havoc on Eggon communities. However, the secretary-general of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Alhaji Abubakar Husseini, said the leadership of Fulani and Eggon communities in the state had reached an agreement on peace only for the Eggons to renege on the peace deal and provoke the ongoing faceoff. Speaking on behalf of the Nasarawa State government, the senior special assistant on public affairs, Hon. Abdulhamid Kwarra, said government has made adequate provision for the internally displaced who are currently being camped in Wamba, Akwanga, Nasarawa Eggon, Lafia and Obi local government areas. He denied media reports that the fight was between the entire Eggon nation and the Fulani, noting that it is only the Ombatse faction of Eggon that was fighting the Fulani. He called on residents of the state to remain calm and law-abiding , saying reprisal attacks would only fuel the crisis more. The state government, he said, is working round the clock to ensure that the carnage and destruction is halte
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