Col. Nyemeck Pierre, who led the military raid where 40
suspected Boko Haram members were
arrested in the north of the country, told VOA that the central government
ordered the military action as part of its fight against Boko Haram incursions
into Cameroon.
“It is the duty of the military to filter the population so
that enemies do not infiltrate into Cameroon,” he said in French Language.
He added that the matter was complicated because along the
border there were Nigerians and Cameroonians “who belong to the same families
and soldiers have to try to distinguish who is a militant.
“The arrests are in connection with the ongoing
investigations into the activities of the Boko Haram group in the far north
region of the country.”
In an interview with the private Danay FM radio station,
Maroua businessman Wanika Baba, said many of the arrested were his peers and
there was confusion in the community.
He added that he did not understand what was happening as
the military has had the market sealed off for two days now and have arrested
so many people.
Baba said children and women were suffering from the closure
and “no one knows the fate of those arrested.”
This is the first time Cameroon’s military has carried out
an operation on such a large scale in a single day.
The Cameroonian government believes Boko Haram is now expanding
its recruitment into Cameroon.
Source: Punch
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