ABUJA: Suspected rebels from Nigeria’s Islamist militant group Boko Haram attacked a Chinese plant in northern Cameroon near the town of Waza, a local governor told Reuters on Saturday.
Waza is 20 km (12 miles) from the Nigerian border close to the Sambisa forest, a stronghold of Boko Haram which has killed thousands in Nigeria in a five-year insurgency for an Islamist state. The vast Sambisa forest is close to the area where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month.
The governor of Far North province Augustine Fonka Awa confirmed the attack but declined to give details. Chinese officials said unidentified assailants had attacked the camp of a Chinese enterprise operating in Cameroon last night, injuring one person and leaving 10 unaccounted for. (PTI)
