Suspected members of a militant group, Black Marine of Biafra Nations League (BNL), have reportedly killed two Cameroonian soldiers.
It was gathered that BNL members were reportedly traveling on Thursday toward Ikang near Nigeria’s borders when members of Cameroon’s Rapid d’intervention Battalion (BIR) started shooting a short distance away.
According to a source, the militants retaliated by shooting one BIR and killing two BIR.
The militants returned to the Abana waterfront, where the Cameroon flag was flying, and fired randomly before lowering it and hoisting the Biafran flag around the voting booth.
The BNL Chief Head of Operations, Henry Edet, who confirmed the attack in a brief statement said, “Militant group loyal to BNL and Cameroon forces exchanged fire in Isangele, Bakassi Peninsula.”
Edet claimed that “Two Cameroon BIR dropped dead during an exchange of gunfire in Bakassi Peninsula.”
Recall that the BNL had recently revealed its plans to completely shut down the Gulf of Guinea, threatening to hoist the Biafran flag.
The group said it would carry out its threat of hoisting the Biafran flags in Bakassi Peninsula to mark the Biafra Day memorial.