Cameroon: 13 Hostages Likely Kidnapped by Boko Haram Freed

Cameroon: 13 hostages likely kidnapped by Boko Haram freed

The young hostages disappeared on 13 August from a bus. One boy was executed because a ransom payment was not made in time.

13 Young Hostages Freed in Cameroon After Boko Haram Abduction

Thirteen young hostages, abducted on August 13 in Zigague, Cameroon, have been freed and returned to Maroua, the capital of the Far North Region, after a two-week ordeal believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants. The hostages included 10 Cameroonian students and three Chadian nationals. They were rescued in a joint operation by the Cameroonian Armed Forces, the elite Brigade d’Intervention Rapide (BIR), gendarmerie units, and loc…