Boko Haram kill more than 100 people in Cameroon town

(Vatican Radio) Boko Haram fighters have murdered more than 100 people in the north Cameroon town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria. The attack comes as Chadian forces say they have killed around 200 militants in the past two days.

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Residents in Fotokol were the target of Boko Haram on Wednesday as they entered the town killing over 100 people in a mosque and in their homes as well as burning properties.

Many of the dead were found with their throats cut.

The rampage came just  a day after a Cameroon force said it had driven the militants from a border town near Fotokol.

Meanwhile, Chads army said it had "completely wiped out" Boko Haram bases at Gambaru and Ngala in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing more than 200 militants.

Nine Chadian soldiers died in the offensive.

Chad and Cameroon are deploying thousands of troops and Niger has reinforced its border against the militant group which has been fighting for the last six years to create an Islamist nation.

The Boko Haram insurgency has left thousands dead and more than a million people have also been displaced by the militants.