President Biya announces release of German hostage inside Nigeria by Cameroon special forces

President Paul Biya has announced the release of a German hostage by the Cameroon army deep inside Nigerian territory.  In a statement issued to the international media by Cameroon’s Secretary General at the presidency of the republic Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, the Commander-in-Chief of the Cameroon armed forces observed that he directed a commando operation that freed Mr. Robert Eberhard Nietzsche, a German citizen kidnapped in Nigeria in July 2014 by the Nigerian Boko Haram sect who held him hostage ever since.

President Biya thanked all those who worked in any way for this happy outcome including the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for their contribution and addressed a special message to the Cameroon military for what he described as “their efficiency, their determination and valour”.

Cameroon Concord understands that Robert Eberhard Nietzsche was flown to Yaoundé, the nation’s capital by a Cameroon military plane and was greeted upon arrival by Cameroon Ministers of Public Health and Communication including the German ambassador to Cameroon.