Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death, local media report.

They were convicted on terror charges by a military court for their roles in several attacks in Cameroon’s northern region which borders Nigeria.

Cameroon passed an anti-terror law in 2014 which introduced the death sentence.

This is the first time the death sentenced has been used since that law was passed.

The 89 are among 850 people arrested in Cameroon on charges of links to Boko Haram.

Following the death sentences, a local human rights group has called for reforms to Cameroon’s justice system.

Hundreds of people have been killed in a spate of attacks in Cameroon since it joined a regional force set up to tackle the militants last year.

Read more: http://africaonline.cc/index.php/2016/03/19/cameroon-sentences-89-boko-haram-fighters-to-death/

89 to death?

I am beginning to like this Cameroun.

But, i prefer the Nigerian version of military Justice, and that is take no Boko Haram member alive. Why waste money, time and scarce human resources on the trial of people that have agreed to die for their causes? line them up and shoot them up.

That to me is the best trial.

Take no prisoners,kill them all!
.......'suffer not the witch to live'-Bible.

can this happen in nigeria?

See Wetin out gov't suppose dey do. But noooo Dem want rehabilitate monkey from eating banana.

Good example

HungerBAD:
89 to death?

I am beginning to like this Cameroun.

But, i prefer the Nigerian version of military Justice, and that is take no Boko Haram member alive. Why waste money, time and scarce human resources on the trial of people that have agreed to die for their causes? line them up and shoot them up.

That to me is the best trial.

Nigeria has countless insurgents in custody, some since 2009 and we are yet to sentence anyone of them, that's why the military does not take them alive anymore...

incase of fp