YAOUNDE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people, including four civilians and three militants, have been killed when Boko Haram fighters raided a locality in Cameroon's Far North region, security sources said Thursday.
The attack occurred overnight into Thursday in Koza in the Mayo-Tsanaga division.
According to a security source in the region, heavily armed militants invaded the locality while residents were asleep, ransacking homes and firing indiscriminately.
"They killed three civilians on the spot and another civilian died from injuries early this morning," the source told Xinhua. "Our brave forces confronted them and killed three of the terrorists. There is relative calm in Koza now."
Local media reported that the militants had also kidnapped a man and two children during the raid.
Boko Haram has regularly attacked civilian communities in Cameroon's Far North region since 2014. ■
