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Africa Subsaharan
Boko Haram abducts 17 fishermen in Cameroon’s Far North region
2019-12-25
[AFRICA.CGTN] Seventeen fishermen were kidnapped by terror group Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
late on Sunday in Cameroon
...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there...
’s Far North region, local authorities said on Monday.

They were fishing in Lake Chad when murderous Moslems of the group rounded them up and drove to an unknown destination, according to locals.

The Cameroon army is conducting a rescue mission to secure the safe release of the hostages, local authorities said.

The terror group is intensifying attacks and abductions in the region as end of year festivities approach, according to security reports.

In early December, Boko Haram kidnapped 18 civilians and later killed five of them in the region.

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