Boko Haram Gunmen Kidnap 40 Young Men In Nigeria as probable conscripts

Boko Haram kidnapped 40 young men and boys in northern Nigeria and killing at least 15 people in a bus in northern Cameroon.

In northern Cameroon on New Year's Day, Boko Haram militants killed at least 15 people in a bus attack, in the latest incident of heightened violence along the country's border with Nigeria.

The militants open fired on the passengers, who were traveling between the cities Kousseri and Maroua on the evening of January 1. Maroua is the capital of the northern region, which has been worst hit by Nigeria's tumult. Officials told Reuters they expect the death toll to increase.

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