10 killed, 17 injured in major Boko Haram attack on Cameroon island
An assault by suspected Boko Haram fighters in northern Cameroon has killed 10 people, including soldiers and civilians, Zagazola can confirm.
The heavily armed Boko Haram fighters attacked Cameroon troops formation at Darak, an island near Lake Chad in Cameroon’s Far North region some 1,000km from the capital, Yaounde on the of April 29.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attackers arrived on 15 boats who stormed the town at about 10 pm and began engaging the troops in a heavy gun battle which lasted until 3am, April 30, 2024.
The toll was put at 10 dead, of which 4 were soldiers with 6 injuries and eight civilians with 11 injured by stray bullets.
The assailants later carted away food items from the shops, loaded them on their boats and fled away.