Boko Haram Cameroon attack toll rises to 19 beheaded,Security source

YAOUNDI;
Nineteen people were  killed in Thursday  night's
attack on a Cameroonisn village  by Nigeria based
Boko  Haram militants  a security source,
said in an updated toll adding that most  of the  victims
were  beheaded,

"The final toll from this attack is 19 dead,with a
majority of the victims decpitated "a security source
said Saturday on condition of anonymity,

The attact comes after a regional military offensive
which includes  Cameroon-has claimed a string of
successes in their  fightback agaisnt the Islamist
militants in Nigeria in recent weeks,

Also during the  night from Thursday to Friday
,Boko haram Islamist s attacked a Cameroon
army position in Amchide,on the border with
Nigeria,


The insurgency by Boko Haram-which is seeking
to createa hardline -Islamic  state has killed some
13000 people in northeast Nigeria and sent 15
millin fleeing their homes since 2009,

The group had in recent months widened its attacks
into neighbouring  nations,prompting Chad,
Cmeroon and Niger to launch a jointoffensive
with the Nigerian army resulting in a series of rebel
-held town and villages being recaptured in Nigeria
northeast,

Nigerian President Goodluck Janhtan's percived
inability toend the six -year insurgency was a factor
electin defeat last month,

Nigerian  President elect Muhammadu Buhari
has vowed to rid the country of the "terror"
of  Boko Haram.AFP,