Cameroon Vice-PM’s wife seized by Boko Haram militants
The wife of Cameroon 's
Vice-Prime Minister, Amadou Ali, was kidnapped on Sunday in an attack by Boko
Haram militants in the northern town of Kolofata ,
a government official has said.
According to Issa
Bakary , Cameroon 's
Minister of Information and spokesman of the government, the Islamic group
attacked the Vice PM’s home close to the Nigerian border and abducted his wife.
The minister added that Seini Boukar, a religious leader
locally known as Lamido, was also kidnapped.
According to military sources, about 10 people were killed
in the attack.
A report says Boko Haram have claimed responsibility for the
abduction of over 200 school girls in Nigeria in April, which has caused
global condemnation.
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