Nigerian Armed Forces Locate 12 Boko Haram Hideouts In Cameroon
The Nigerian armed forces have located about a dozen hideouts of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, in neighbouring Cameroon.
Consequently,
the Federal Government is mounting pressure on the neighbouring country
for collaboration in routing the insurgents.
President
Goodluck Jonathan and President Paul Biya are already in talks on how
to deal with the security challenge, authoritative sources said
yesterday in Abuja.
Nigeria is said to have tabled four conditions before Cameroon for its consideration on the issue.
A
military source said that many Boko Haram leaders and field commanders
have relocated to Cameroon from where they direct operations in Borno,
Yobe and Adamawa states, the latest being Sunday’s massacre of about 50
students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State and
Wednesday’s attack in Madagali and Michika Local Government areas of
Adamawa State.
The source said: “We
have been able to establish that Boko Haram now operates fully from
Cameroon
where they have more than a dozen of deadly bases. Most of
their wanted leaders live in havens in the Francophone country.
“The sad aspect is that they have been operating with impunity in Cameroon. We do not know why they enjoy such latitude.
“We
have done reconnaissance which confirmed that the sect has been coming
in and out of Cameroon to wreak havoc on innocent villages and
communities in Nigeria.”
The
Federal Government, the source said, has been liaising with the
Cameroonian government although it is yet to get a decisive response.
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