Alwaght- Six people were killed on Monday in a suspected Boko Haram terrorist attack on a mosque in Cameroon’s Far North region near the Nigerian border while a similar attack last week killed 10 worshippers.
Reports say a strong explosion occurred in Nguetchewe Mosque, located in the department of Mayo Tsanaga (Far North) on Monday at around 5:00 a.m. (0400 GMT) during the Morning Prayer. Local officials say the explosion was so strong that it destroyed part of the walls of the mosque.
This is the third suicide attack targeting mosques in Cameroon’s Far North region near the Nigerian border in 2016.
Last week, a similar attack targeted a mosque in the city of Kouyape, killing 13 people and leaving one injured.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but such attacks have always been attributed to Boko Haram.
Boko Haram, which has pledged allegiance to ISIS terrorist, has waged a six-year conflict that began in northeast Nigeria but has spread to neighboring countries.
Out of the estimated 24 million population of Cameroon, 25 percent are believed to be Muslim.
In early 2014, the Takfiri terrorist group stepped up their attacks in neighboring Cameroon and other countries that have supported the Nigerian military's effort to crush them.
According to Amnesty International and the United Nations the six-year insurgency has killed about 20,000 people and displaced 2.3 million others. The terror group’s name means “Western education is forbidden” in the Hausa language, the most commonly spoken language in Nigeria.
