Boko Haram Kills 70 In Cameroon Before Being Driven Out By Military

Local officials in Cameroon are reporting that the terrorist group Boko Haram killed 70 people in a small border town this week.

The extremist Islamic militants reportedly invaded the small town of Fotokol, that sits on the border of Cameroon and Nigeria. Witnesses to the invasion report that the terrorist group killed dozens of people by slitting their throats, as well as torched the town's main mosque.

"Boko Haram inflicted so much damage here this morning," Umar Babakalli, a resident of the small town, told the AFP by telephone. "They have killed dozens of people."

According to the BBC, the militants were eventually forced out of the village by Cameroonian military forces, along with the help of forces from nearby Chad.

"Our valiant forces responded vigorously, a chase was immediately instituted all the way to their base at Gamboru and Ngala (in Nigeria), where they were completely wiped out," Chadian spokesman Col. Azem Bermendoa said during a press conference on Tuesday.

Chad's military added in a statement to the AFP that it killed more than 200 Islamic militants on the Boko Haram side.

"We regret nine dead and 21 wounded. On the enemy side: more than 200 deaths," a spokesman for the Chadian military said in a statement.

A western diplomat has also congratulated the Chadian government on the recent victory over Boko Haram, saying in a statement to the New York Times: "As usual, they are doing the job."

"Above all with their planes, and their helicopters, and since the 20th of January."