General News of Tuesday, 30 August 2016Source: agweb.comGov't closes down cattle market as militants turn to rustlingBoko Haram said to steal cattle to fund arms and food buying. Government shut down the biggest cattle market in the Far North region because suspected Boko Haram militants are seen trading stolen livestock to finance weapons and food. Four people were killed and two seriously injured on Aug. 21 after a suspected militant detonated explosives outside the main market in the town of Mora. “They have established a cattle-theft and sales network in the area which we must urgently dismantle,” Bakari said. Most of those arrested were displaced persons without identification papers or people in possession of dangerous weapons, he said.

Source: CameroonWeb August 30, 2016 11:48 UTC