Cameroon kills 116 Boko Haram terrorists

The Cameroon army says it has killed 116 Boko Haram Takfiri militants during clashes in the country’s far north.

Cameroon’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the Boko Haram militants had attacked an army base in Amchide on the border with Nigeria on December 17.

However, Cameroonian troops repelled the terrorists’ attack, inflicting heavy losses on the terrorist group, the ministry said.

Boko Haram militants frequently cross into neighboring Cameroon, where thousands of Nigerians have sought refuge in recent weeks.

According to the UN Refugee Agency, almost 650,000 Nigerians have been forced from their homes by Boko Haram attacks and are displaced inside the African country, while thousands more have taken refuge in neighboring states.

The group has claimed responsibility for many deadly shooting attacks and bomb blasts in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its operations in 2009.

Boko Haram means, “Western education is forbidden.” The Takfiri group says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.