Cameroon Special Forces released 24 of the 80 taken hostage by Boko Haram

According to our military informant in Maroua, 24 people among the 80 taken hostage by Boko Haram in Mabass and Maksy during the attack in Mayo Tsanaga Division were released as a result of a military operation conducted by elements of the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR).

This rescue operation is the largest conducted so far by Cameroon Special Forces against the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram in the Far North region ever since the conflict began with Cameroon. Cameroon government spokesman Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary confirmed our earlier report that 80 persons were seized in Mabass and Maksy among them 50 children.