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According to BBC, 20 out of the 80 people captured by members of Boko
Haram in a cross-border attack in North Cameroon yesterday January 18th
have been freed. Cameroon's defence ministry in a statement released
today said the hostages were freed "as defence forces pursued the
attackers who were heading back to Nigeria".
Boko Haram yesterday launched a fierce attack on some villages in
Cameroon, capturing 80 people, most of them children.