Attack on a passenger boat, Cameroon
Issued: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
| Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
| 2026-01-11 00:01:00 | CW Alert 006- (Jan 26) | West Africa | Maritime incident | ROBBERS | Open source |
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| It has been reported that a passenger boat was attacked by robbers in two speed boats whilst transiting from Nigeria to Cameroon. Troops acted on a distress call, and responded to the attack. Troops of 13th Brigade, based at Ikang, pursued the robbers leading to an exchange of fire during which one of the robbers speedboats capsized. The robbers abandoned the eighteen passengers and fled into the surrounding creeks, while all the victims were rescued unharmed. | |||||