Boko Haram terrorists have killed eight fishermen during an attack in northeastern Lake Chad on the Cameroonian border to Nigeria.
The insurgents suspected to be from the Bakoura Buduma groups attacked the fishermen in the remote area near Kofia island in Cameroon on Aug 2, 2023.
It was learnt that the Boko Haram elements had banned all fishing and farming activists in their supposed territories after several successful airstrikes which resulted in the killing of several terrorists including top Commanders.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad Region, that the victims were slaughtered after they were accused of being spies as well as crossing into the supposed concealed territories.
The sources said that after killing the eight people, they again kidnapped dozens of fishermen on about 8 boats and demanded the sum of N5M on each board with its occupants.
According to the sources, kidnapping, arms smuggling, cattle rustling, and imposition of levies on farmers, herders and fishermen have been on the increase within the past few weeks in the region.
