by James Sambo

20 people, who were abducted by Boko Haram militants in Cameroon have been reportedly freed by the nation’s army.

The abductions took place over the weekend, in the villages of Maki and Mada near the city of Mokolo in Cameroon’s Far North region.

A spokesperson of Cameroon’s defence ministry confirmed that the hostages were freed on Monday, January 19, in Yaounde.

According to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the spokesperson was quoted as saying the captives were freed “as defence forces pursued the attackers who were heading back to Nigeria”.

Many of those kidnapped in the cross-border raid were said to be children.