YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria kidnapped around 80 people, many of them children, and killed three others on Sunday in a cross-border attack on villages in northern Cameroon, army and government officials said.

The kidnappings, among the largest abductions on Cameroonian soil since the militants began expanding their zone of operations across the border last year, came as neighboring Chad deployed troops to support Cameroon's forces in the area.

"According to our initial information, around 30 adults, most of them herders, and 50 young girls and boys aged between 10 and 15 years were abducted," a senior army officer deployed to northern Cameroon told Reuters.
He said the early-morning attack had targeted the village of Mabass and several other villages along the porous border with Nigeria. Soldiers intervened and exchanged fire with the raiders for around two hours, he added.

Government spokesman Issa Tchiroma confirmed the attack, in which he said three people had been killed, as well as the kidnappings, but was not able to say with certainty how many people had been taken in the raid. Around 80 homes were destroyed, he said.

(Reporting by Anne Mireille Nzouankeu and Bate Felix in Dakar; Writing by Joe Bavier; Editing by Kevin Liffey; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Link: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0KR0R420150118?irpc=932

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Blame in on Jonathan!
Those that like comparing Cameroon's reaction to boko haram with that of Nigeria always ignore these ones.
Cameroon army kills 80 boko haram fighters - they praise Cameroonian government/military while ridiculing Nigeria's government/military.

Nigerian soldiers kills 100 boko haram fighters - silence + doubts.

Boko haram attacks Cameroon military barracks, soldiers flee - silence from them

Boko haram attacks Nigeria village - condemnation for military/govt.

At least now we know they're not as efficient as they claim.

Collynzo9:
Blame in on Jonathan!
Those that like comparing Cameroon's reaction to boko haram with that of Nigeria always ignore these ones.

Don't mind them, They will still blame GEJ, Just watch out.

Collynzo9:
Blame in on Jonathan!
Those that like comparing Cameroon's reaction to boko haram with that of Nigeria always ignore these ones.

don't be stewpeed, what has GEJ got to do with a raid in Cameroon?

Let's see whether APC together with their BBOG political engine group will form BBOPC (Bring back our People for Cameroon) group and blame President Paul Biya for the abductions.

I don't trust this chadians army they may be a sobouture to the BIR's efforts. Why starting the help from cammeroon not Nigeria?

I expect the opposition in cameroon to blame it on the presidency.

Oby Ezekwesili should open a BBOG office in Cameroon to continue his evil campaign of calumny.

APC is Nigeria's problem. Get rid of APC and watch Nigeria grow. We need a better opposition and not the association of demons called APC.

It's high time Cameroon and the rest of West Africa join forces with Nigeria to fight these demons call Boko Haram. Together the forces of Good shall overcome evil.

As a big country instead of exporting electricity supply, development and progress to our neighbours, nigeria is exporting boko haram to them.

Ahh!
Now the demon they turned a blind eye to previously have now remembered them.

Goodluck to Chadian and Camerounian troops in finding and rescuing them.