freed 5,000 prisoners of Boko Haram

yaounde - Soldiers of the West African force, the last seven days freed 5,000 prisoners of Boko Haram. Moreover, units of the forces have destroyed a large shelter of this terrorist organization.

Destroyed stronghold of Boko Haram was in the mountainous region on the border of Nigeria and Cameroon, an area in which the Islamic terrorists are frequently active, so informed Wednesday of the authorities in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde. Most freed prisoners are women, children and the elderly.

Boko Haram is originally Nigerian Islamic terrorist movement. The organization staged numerous attacks. She was known by the kidnapping of a large group of Nigerian schoolgirls in April 2014. This group is still largely in the hands of terrorists. Except in Nigeria and Cameroon, Boko Haram operates in Niger, Chad and the Central African Republic.