The wife of Cameroon's Vice Prime Minister, Amadou Ali, was kidnapped this morning July 27th by men of the Boko Haram sect who stormed her home in the northern town of Kolofata, officials have said.
A local religious leader and mayor, Seini Boukar Lamine, was also kidnapped in a separate attack on his home.
"I can confirm that the home of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali in Kolofata came under a savage attack from Boko Haram militants," Cameroon's information minister Issa Tchiroma told Reuters news agency on Sunday.
"They unfortunately took away his wife. They also attacked the lamido's (religious leader's) residence and he was also kidnapped," he said, adding that at least three people were killed in the attack.
Boko Haram fighters clashed with the Cameroonian army in cross-border attacks twice since Friday, killing four soldiers.
Cameroon has deployed more than 1,000 soldiers along its border to help combat the Nigerian armed group.
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