Militants, suspected to Black Marine of Biafra Nations League (BNL), have reportedly killed two Cameroonian soldiers. The members of the militant group on Thursday were reportedly travelling toward Ikang near Nigeria's borders when members of the Cameroon’s Rapid d'intervention Battalion (BIR) started shooting a short distance away. According to a source, the militants retaliated by shooting one BIR and killing two BIR.
This was not the first time BNL would attack Cameroon Brigade d’Intervention Rapide, BIR in Bakassi.
Militants, suspected to Black Marine of Biafra Nations League , have reportedly killed two Cameroonian soldiers. The members of the militant group on Thursday were reportedly travelling toward Ikang near Nigeria's borders when members of the Cameroon’s Rapid d'intervention Battalion started shooting a short distance away.They returned to the Abana waterfront, where the Cameroon flag was flying, and fired randomly before lowering it and hoisting the Biafran flag around the voting booth.In May 2021, they engaged in a fierce gun battle at Isangele, Bakassi Peninsula area.
The group said it would carry out its threat of hoisting the Biafran flags in Bakassi Peninsula to mark the Biafra Day memorial.
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