Assailants from the jihadist group Boko Haram killed at least four people, one soldier and three civilians, and seriously injured four others during an attack on Kofia, a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad. Kofia Island is located in Lake Chad, in Northern Cameroon, not far from Chad. The jihadists of Boko Haram have recently increased deadly attacks in Cameroon and neighboring countries. Boko Haram group is active in all the countries of the Lake Chad zone (Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger), where it commits deadly attacks against security forces and civilians. More than 27,000 people have died since the start of the Boko Haram uprising in northeastern Nigeria in 2009, and another 1.8 million are still unable to return to their homes.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 28, 2019 22:07 UTC