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The bodies of two children were found slain Monday morning in Leimari less than 10 km from Fotokol in the Logone and Chari Division in the Far North region. The intelligence department of the Rapid Intervention Battalion has opened an investigation into the discovery.  Cameroon Concord’s informant in Maroua hinted at the time of writing this report that the bodies were 2 of the 4 teenagers abducted by Boko Haram fighters at Kosa sub division.  We are yet to verify the correctness of this information. However, all is now set for a major onslaught against the Nigerian Islamic sect. Cameroon Concord will keep our readers posted as events unfold deep within the anti Boko Haram coalition.

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27.Jan.2015

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Takfiri Boko Haram terrorists have captured Nigeria’s northeastern town of Monguno after fierce clashes with the West African country’s army, security sources say. "We fought them all night long but they took over the town, including the military barracks there," a senior Nigerian military officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Sunday. Another military source confirmed that the militants had seized the town, which is located about 137 kilometers (85 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.

"Our troops had to withdraw after fighting the terrorists for several hours. They came in full force and at the end overpowered our men," the source said. Earlier in the day, Nigerian forces had repelled attacks by Boko Haram extremists on the nearby cities of Maiduguri and Konduga. Nigerian Defense spokesman Chris Olukolade said a 24-hour curfew had been imposed on Maiduguri following the scuffles.

Boko Haram controls large parts of northeastern Nigeria.It has claimed responsibility for numerous deadly attacks in various parts of Nigeria since 2009. Over 10,000 people have so far been killed in the assaults which have spread out to neighboring Chad and Cameroon. Cameroon launched airstrikes against Boko Haram on December 28 last year after nearly 1,000 Boko Haram militants assaulted a military camp located near the country’s northern border, forcing the Cameroonian troops to flee. The base was retaken by Cameroon military later.

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26.Jan.2015

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Nigeria's military repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on Borno state capital Maiduguri in the northeast, security sources said on Sunday, a crucial win as the insurgents already control a large territory in the area. The assault on Maiduguri began just after midnight, killing at least eight people and injuring 27, mostly civilians, sources at two hospitals said. A raid on the town of Monguno, 140 km (80 miles) north, began later in the morning. The army's inability to quash the Sunni jihadist group is a major headache for President Goodluck Jonathan, who is seeking re-election in February and who visited the state capital on Saturday as part of his campaign.

The elections are expected to be the most hotly contested since the end of military rule in 1999 with many fearing violence in the aftermath. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the commercial capital Lagos on Sunday to urge the candidates and their supporters to respect the election outcome, underscoring U.S. concerns that post-poll violence could destabilise the country and undermine the fight against Boko Haram. The five-year insurgency, which aims to carve out an Islamic state in Africa's most populous country, has seen thousands killed. At around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Sunday, a Reuters witness in Maiduguri said shelling could be heard and that military helicopters were circling the city, but by the early afternoon calm had returned.

Scores of militants and soldiers were killed in the clash, a military source and a civilian joint task force leader (JTF) said. "We're still combing the bush for their corpses, we pursued the Boko Haram men until Auno, 12 km outside the city...some fled towards Mainok," said the civilian JTF leader who declined to be named for security reasons. Nigeria's defence headquarters tweeted on Sunday morning that coordinated land and air operations were being used to repel the attacks and a curfew had been imposed on Maiduguri. The militants began the attack at the edge of the city in the Njimtilo area and tried to take the airport which services the air force as well as civilians, security sources said. Boko Haram last attempted to take Maiduguri from the same area in December 2013.

Along with much of Borno, the militants control some areas of neighbouring Adamawa and Yobe states, and recently took control of the town and a multi-national army base at Baga by Lake Chad. The government said 150 people had been killed in that attack but local officials say the figure is far higher and some have put it as high as 2,000. In Monguno, some 50 km (30 miles) from Baga, security sources said that the military was being overwhelmed by Boko Haram's firepower. Houses in the town were also being set ablaze. "Boko Haram has more power than us and are shelling the town ... our colleagues are fleeing," a soldier in Maiduguri said after speaking to friends fighting the insurgents in Monguno.

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26.Jan.2015

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Some elements of the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram have slaughtered 4 people, carried away 350 sheep and goats and 800 oxen.  Cameroon Concord sources in the Far North region hinted that the incident occurred at Kossa in the department of Mayo-Sava earlier today. We gathered that 30 heavily armed Boko Haram fighters, made an intrusion into three villages: Ayouri, Mogogne and Woumre in the Kossa sub division looted and also abducted 4 young teenagers.

Our senior military informant revealed at the time of writing this report that the Nigerian Islamic sect seems to be running out of cash and basic food supplies. Consequently, Cameroonian traders and farmers have now become regular targets.

Boko Haram incursions into Cameroon territory are made easy through the porous borders between Cameroon and Nigeria. The two countries are separated by a long border of over 2,000 kilometres. In addition, the populations of both sides of the border speak the same language which facilitates one hand the intrusion of members of the Nigerian Islamist sect to Cameroon.

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25.Jan.2015

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A terrorist attack by Nigeria’s Takfiri group, Boko Haram, has killed 15 Muslims in the country’s northeast. The attack early Saturday targeted the Kambari village with Boko Haram terrorists setting the entire area ablaze, Nigerian security officials said.People in Kambari, which is near the Muslim-dominated city of Maiduguri, were preparing for the morning prayers when the attack happened. A village leader was also among the dead.

Maiduguri, the capital of the northeastern Borno State, has been repeatedly affected by Boko Haram’s terrorist attacks over the past five years. A presidential election campaign has been launched in the city where the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian, and the former military ruler, Mohammadu Buhari, a Muslim, are expected to engage in a fierce rivalry for the February 14 poll. Nigerian officials have stated that they will provide sufficient security for the upcoming election and people that have been displaced by Boko Haram attacks will be able to take part in the vote.

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24.Jan.2015

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Five members of the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram were arrested on Tuesday, January 20 in Garoua, in the North region of Cameroon. The secret service of the Rapid Intervention Battalion that has even since been policing the North region seized five members of the Boko Haram sect in Garoua, the capital of the North region.

Cameroon Concord gathered that the five had entered Garoua using a vehicle driven by a Chadian national in the district of Demsa. They reportedly spent some time in Bolky-a small locality not far from Garoua.  Cameroon military sources say they moved to Garoua pretending to be businessmen but were however identified by plain cloth policemen as members of Boko Haram who participated in the attacks on Kolofata.

The five Boko Haram members were arrested and Cameroon Concord got intelligence at the time of writing this report that the 5 have helped the Demsa gendarmerie with information that has led to the arrest of  Awalo Mohamed Moussa, Hassanou, Dogo and Balla Garga who were secretly hiding at Bamanga village. The five have confessed to the Cameroon Gendarmerie their active involvement in the attacks on Kolofata in the Far North and Mubi in Nigeria. This recent action has raised the tally to 17 Boko Haram fighters currently in Cameroon military drag net in the North region.

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23.Jan.2015

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