On Sunday morning, the militants targeted the villages of Mabass and Makxy in the Mayo-Tsanaga division of Cameroon’s Far North Region, razing more than 80 houses and taking captives.
Three of those abducted were later found dead, state-run media reported.
Mijiyawa Bakary, the regional governor, told CNN on Monday that soldiers from the Cameroon army’s Mobile Intervention Battalion freed some of the captives during an operation against Boko Haram.
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While Chad is the first country to put boots on the ground in Cameroon, the international community and regional bodies are also expressing concern.
The U.N. Security Council is expected to condemn Boko Haram by name in a strongly worded statement later Monday.
