Cameroon army frees 24 Boko Haram hostages

(ANSA) - Rome, January 19 - The Cameroon army freed 24 people on Monday who had been kidnapped Sunday by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, African news website Koaci said.
    The operation is still underway, with troops from the military's rapid intervention battalion, who have been stationed near the Nigerian border for weeks to block Boko Haram attacks.
    Boko Haram is a militant group fighting to overthrow the Nigerian government and establish an Islamic state.