Cameroonian troops has killed at least 70 people in the Northeastern part of Nigeria while chasing members of the Boko haram sect in Borno.

According to the Associated News Press Agency, The troops entered Kirawa-Jimni village in Borno state on Sunday, searching for insurgents from the Boko Haram group, residents said.

"We didn't know what was going on but the Cameroonian troops suddenly appeared and began to ask us for Boko Haram terrorists,'' said Muhammed Abba, a resident of the village and deputy commander of a local group of civilians set up to fight the extremists in Gwoza, AP reports.

"Before we could say a word, they started firing. That scared most of us and we began to run,' 'Mr Abba added. AP quoted him as saying that when people returned on Monday, they found 70 corpses littering the ground. The Borno state spokesman for a civilian self-defence group, Abbas Gava, confirmed the reports, saying he received calls from residents of Ashigashiya village near the border with Cameroon.

"They said the soldiers were in hot pursuit of the Boko Haram terrorists who ran into Kirawa-Jimni. The soldiers did not waste time upon arrival as they immediately opened fire on the villagers,'' he said. Kirawa-Jimni is a border community near Cameroon, located around the area where Boko Haram is active.

Cameroonian troops also chased Boko Haram fighters into Nigerian territory on 30 November, killing at least 150 people, burning huts and forcing people out of their communities, Nigerians said, AP reports. Boko Haram launched its insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009.

It has carried out a spate of attacks in Cameroon, Niger and Chad in recent years, threatening the stability of the region. The countries had pledged to co-ordinate military activities to fight the militants.

Meanwhile, Cameroon's military has not said anything about the allegations

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Do we have a President in this country. Are Cameroonian soldiers calling him a puppet as well?

But wait.. How did boko haram enter the village without the villagers knowing?



i reserve my comment till i get the full info.



Ignore the guy above me. His Christmas chicken has bolted. He's transferring the aggression on the president.