480 Nigerian Soldiers Flee to Cameroon After Fierce Fight with Boko Haram

Recall that it was earlier reported that Nigerian soldiers engaged in crossfire with Boko Haram’s members today in Borno state, and the fight is still going on. However, Cameroon’s army have disclosed that 480 Nigerian soldiers have fled into Cameroon following fierce fighting with Boko Haram militants. Army spokesman Lt Col Didier Badjek said the soldiers had been disarmed and were now being accommodated in schools. Clashes are said to be continuing in the border town of Gamboru Ngala.

 

Boko Haram on Sunday released a video in which it said it had established an Islamic state in the towns and villages it controls in north-eastern Nigeria.

Insurgents also seized one of Nigeria's two main police training academies, which is near the town of Gwoza, captured earlier this month.