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Cameroun fotokol ville martyre et point strat gique de la lutte contre boko haram
Fotokol is a town and commune in Logone-et-Chari Department, Far North Region, Cameroon. It is home to Fotokol High School.
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- Cameroun fotokol ville martyre et point strat gique de la lutte contre boko haram
- Map of Fotokol Cameroon
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Map of Fotokol, Cameroon
The town is about 300 meters across a small river from the Nigerian village of Gamboru, where Fotokol residents often go for supplies. In 2014, the Gamboru Ngala attack by Boko Haram killed 300 people, endangering Fotokol residents as well.
As of June 2014, "Soldiers and paramilitary officers have been deployed in ... [Fotokol] to provide security for residents and allow children to safely attend school."
In September 2014, the United Nations announced that it was making efforts to move 5,000 refugees staying in Fotokol to safer locations, to avoid cross-border incursions by Nigerian insurgents. Over 8,000 refugees had already been moved to the Minawo refugee camp.
On 29 and 30 January 2015, fighting between Chadian soldiers and Boko Haram was reported in Fotokol and surrounding areas. In early February, Boko Haram launched a counterattack, in response to a Chadian assault, on Fotokol, killing 81 civilians, 13 Chadian and 6 Cameroonian soldiers.