AFRICA/CAMEROON - Jihadist attack in the far north. At least 4 dead and severe damage to a parish church

Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – At least four people were killed and several others injured in an attack carried out by Boko Haram jihadists on the night of September 6-7 in the villages of Ouzal, Mandoussa, and Modoko in the Mayo-Tsanaga Division in the far north of Cameroon.
The attackers from neighboring Nigeria also devastated the parish of St. John the Baptist in Ouzal. The attack, which began around 11 p.m. with the storming of the nearby military camp, ended at 2 a.m. The priest and several residents managed to escape in time, but the parish church was partially set on fire, including the office. The priest's vehicle and the parish grocery store were also destroyed.
Slight damage was reported at the Ouzal health center. The attackers looted shops and houses, stole motorcycles and livestock, and destroyed plantations. Reports of the abduction of some children have not been confirmed.
The region in Cameroon's far north, bordering Nigeria's Borno State, has been repeatedly attacked by Boko Haram fighters despite ongoing counterterrorism operations.
Meanwhile, in Nigeria's Borno State, at least 55 people were killed in the village of Darul Jama on the border with Cameroon on the evening of September 5.
Many of the victims were people who had recently been relocated from the Government Secondary School refugee camp in Bama, which was closed by authorities this year after the displaced people were assured that the area was now safe.
It is unknown whether these two attacks along the Nigeria-Cameroon border are related, but the fact that they occurred in quick succession suggests that they were carried out by the same group or that they are part of a strategy to spread fear and terror along the border between the two countries.
The attackers are referred to as Boko Haram, but there are now several factions that emerged from the split in the original jihadist movement. In the case of the attack on the Nigerian village of Darul Jama, those responsible are said to be members of the "Islamic State West Africa Province" (ISWAP), the main group that emerged from the ranks of the original Boko Haram. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides, 8/9/2025)

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