Nigeria: Fleeing Troops Back From Cameroon

27 August 2014

Nigerian soldiers who fled into Cameroon during fierce fighting with Boko Haram militants on Monday have returned home through Mubi, Adamawa State.

Daily Trust learnt from residents of Mubi that the troops, said to be up to 480, were seen on arrival from Maroua, most of them looking haggard and wearing tattered clothing.

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