Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of Nigerian Islamist
militant group, Boko Haram to death. They were convicted on terror charges by a
military court for their roles in several attacks in Cameroon’s northern region
which borders Nigeria.
militant group, Boko Haram to death. They were convicted on terror charges by a
military court for their roles in several attacks in Cameroon’s northern region
which borders Nigeria.
It will be recalled that Cameroon passed an anti-terror law
in 2014 which introduced the death sentence.
in 2014 which introduced the death sentence.
This is the first time the death sentenced has been used
since that law was passed. The 89 are among 850 people arrested in Cameroon on charges
of links to Boko Haram.
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