Gallant Cameroonian soldiers have recovered a Nigerian
armoured personnel carrier stolen by Boko Haram after an
attack on Gwoza in 2014.
The war machine partially covered with blood and riddled with
bullets was towed into an army base in Northern Cameroon
yesterday.
The APC still bears the insignia “PMF Training College,
Gwoza” along its flank and partially obscured by Boko Haram
Arabic logo.
On Monday, the insurgents used the stolen APC to ambush an
army patrol in Cameroon killing 5 and wounding 7 before they
bombarded a nearby Cameroonian army camp.
After a fire for fire battle that lasted for 3 hours, Cameroonian
troops repulsed the attack and killed 94 Boko Haram
terrorists.
According to officials, farmers discovered 8 more bodies of the
militants in fields on Tuesday.
A look inside the recovered APC showed a pool of blood and
dozens of used cartridges. The side windows had been pierced
by several heavy machine gun rounds.
The APC was towed into Waza army camp yesterday.
Major Oumar Nchankou, the head of the special Cameroonian
forces that overcame Boko Haram in Waza said he considered
himself luck to have escape alive after 2 rockets hit his vehicle
in the ambush attack by Boko Haram.
“The combat was of a rare intensity. This was something we
had not witnessed before,”“It showed that we are fighting an
fighting an enemy that knows what it is doing,” – Major
Oumar told reporters yesterday.
