Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Eight killed in suspected Boko Haram raid in Cameroon
A dangerous group called Boko Haram attacked a small village in Cameroon, a country in Africa.
The attack happened at night when it was dark, so people could not see the fighters coming.
Eight people lost their lives because of the attack.
Two of the people who were hurt died later at the hospital, and one person is still getting medical help.
That same night, the group was also seen in another nearby town.
There, they stole things from shops, took livestock, and damaged a market, but nobody died.
Cameroon's soldiers have fought against Boko Haram before and stopped some of their attacks.
Boko Haram has been carrying out attacks in this part of Cameroon since 2014.
People in the region are hurt and scared because of these repeated attacks.
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed at least eight people in an overnight attack on Kangaleri village in Cameroon's Far North region.
Six residents were killed at the scene, and two of three wounded victims later died in a hospital, leaving one under medical care.
The raid occurred at around 11 p.m. local time Friday, when gunmen entered the village under cover of darkness before fleeing.
In a separate incident the same night, gunmen believed to be from Boko Haram looted shops and livestock and damaged a market in Tourou, near the Nigeria border, with no deaths reported.
In July, a Boko Haram attack on an army outpost in Tourou killed one woman and wounded four Cameroonian soldiers and an infant.
- Who
- Suspected Boko Haram fighters, who attacked residents of Kangaleri village in Cameroon's Far North region.
- What
- An overnight raid killed at least eight people; a separate same-night incident in Tourou involved looting of shops and livestock and damage to a market.
- When
- Around 11 p.m. local time Friday night, reported by local sources on Saturday.
- Where
- Kangaleri village in Mayo-Sava division of Cameroon's Far North region, and Tourou in Mokolo district near the Nigeria border.
- Why
- Boko Haram has been carrying out attacks in Cameroon's Far North region since 2014, inflicting heavy human and material losses.
- Deaths
- At least 8 people killed
- Injured
- 1 person under medical care as of Saturday
- Location
- Kangaleri village, Mayo-Sava division, Far North region, Cameroon
- Time of attack
- Around 11 p.m. local time Friday
- Suspected perpetrator
- Boko Haram
- Second incident
- Tourou - shops and livestock looted, market damaged, no deaths
- Prior July attack
- Tourou army outpost raid July 13 - 1 woman killed, 4 soldiers and infant wounded
- Group activity
- Boko Haram attacks in the Far North since 2014