Boko Haram Attack Kills Five Soldiers, Civilian, Cameroon Reports Voice of America 28 Jul 2021, 09:35 GMT+10 YAOUNDE, CAMEROON - Boko Haram Islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The attack took place on Monday night near the border with Nigeria, where operations by the Islamist group have been on the rise. Three soldiers and one civilian were also wounded in the attack, the statement read on state radio said. A group "of heavily armed terrorists of the Boko Haram sect, aboard several light tactical vehicles, attacked the command post ... near Zigue," a few kilometers from the border with Nigeria, the statement said.