Cameroun/NigeriaBoko Haram kidnaps wifeof Cameroon vice PM |
The wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister, Amadou Ali, has been kidnapped
and at least three other people have been killed in an attack by Boko Haram fighters on Ali's home in the northern town of Kolofata, officials have said. |
A local religious leader and mayor, Seini Boukar Lamine, was also kidnapped
in a separate attack on his home.
in a separate attack on his home.
"I can confirm that the home of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali in Kolofata came
under a savage attack from Boko Haram militants," Cameroon's information
minister Issa Tchiroma told Reuters news agency on Sunday.
under a savage attack from Boko Haram militants," Cameroon's information
minister Issa Tchiroma told Reuters news agency on Sunday.
"They unfortunately took away his wife. They also attacked the lamido's
(religious leader's) residence and he was also kidnapped," he said, adding
that at least three people were killed in the attack. Read more
(religious leader's) residence and he was also kidnapped," he said, adding
that at least three people were killed in the attack. Read more
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