2015 Cameroon bus attack explained

Cameroon bus attack
Partof:the Boko Haram insurgency
Location:Cameroon
Target:Bus
Date:1 January 2015
Fatalities:15+
Injuries:10+
Perps:Boko Haram

The Cameroon bus attack occurred on January 1, 2015, when Boko Haram militants hijacked a bus near Koza, Cameroon.[1]

The vehicle was travelling between Kousseri and Maroua in the Far North province of Cameroon, but the hijackers chose to drive it to the Nigerian border instead. Between 15 and 25 people were killed in the attack, and at least 10 were wounded.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2015-02-09. Nigeria's Boko Haram 'kidnaps 20' in Cameroon bus hijacking. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-12-24.
  2. News: At least 15 killed in 'Boko Haram' attack on Cameroon bus: sources. Reuters. 3 January 2015 . 20 January 2015. 17 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150117221700/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/03/us-cameroon-boko-haram-attack-idUSKBN0KC0GQ20150103. live.