{{Nigerian Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of Cameroon’s vice prime minister and killed at least three people on Sunday in a cross-border attack involving more than 200 assailants in the northern town of Kolofata, Cameroon officials said.}}<\/p>\n
A local religious leader, or lamido, named Seini Boukar Lamine, who is also the town’s mayor, and five members of his family were also kidnapped in a separate attack on his home.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.<\/p>\n
Boko Haram, an Islamist group which made international headlines with the abduction of 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in April, has stepped up cross-border attacks into Cameroon in recent weeks. <\/p>\n
Cameroon has deployed troops to its northern region, joining international efforts to combat the militants.<\/p>\n
“I can confirm that the home of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali in Kolofata came under a savage attack from Boko Haram militants,” government spokesman Issa Tchiroma, who is also communications minister, told Reporters by telephone.<\/p>\n
“They unfortunately took away his wife. They also attacked the Lamido’s residence and he was also kidnapped,” he said, adding that at least three people were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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