Officials in Cameroon say Boko Haram militants kidnapped at least 60 people Sunday in a cross-border raid from Nigeria.
The officials say several people who tried to stop the militants were killed and about 80 homes were burned to the ground.
Cameroon’s Information Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary called the kidnappers barbaric and lawless and said nothing can stop them from killing.
The kidnappings, which included children, came a day after Chad sent thousands of troops into Cameroon to help fight Boko Haram – the Nigerian Islamic militant group that African officials say is quickly becoming a threat to the entire region.
Boko Haram has been seizing territory along the border between Nigeria and Chad. It recently took control of a military base near the shores of Lake Chad, killing a number of villagers.
