Seven people were killed and 21 children and young adults were kidnapped in another spree of devastating Boko Haram attacks on mainly-Christian villages in the far north of Cameroon in December.
The rampage in Mayo Sava district began on 1 December. Gunmen opened fire on mourners gathered at a funeral in Kotserehé, forcing them to flee in all directions. An eyewitness said, ‘It was a total rout … women have fled without being able to take their children with them.’
The attack left four dead and three wounded. The following night, three people were murdered and another wounded when a large number of armed militants swarmed into Zangola village. The extremists looted homes as the villagers fled for their lives.
