A Republic of Cameroon regular army vessel transporting "dozens" of troops from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade capsized on sun off the country's southwestern coast, a safety source told AFP.
The boat "capsized on sun betwixt the urban inwardness of Limbe as well as Bakassi. There were dozens of troops on board, including a colonel," the source told AFP, speaking on status of anonymity.
The Rapid Intervention Brigade is inward the forepart trouble of Cameroon's struggle against Boko Haram jihadists inward the far north.
"The regular army has begun searches," the source said, acre some other source around the Republic of Cameroon regular army said at to the lowest degree 1 trunk had been recovered.
As good every bit the troops the boat was besides transporting equipment for structure live on at a armed forces base of operations on the Bakassi peninsula, where the Brigade has helped to select safety afterwards a previous spate of hostage-takings.
Though Boko Haram originated inward Nigeria, the Islamic State-affiliated grouping has carried out frequent attacks inward Cameroon, Republic of Chad as well as Niger.
Cameroon's Far North region, which borders Nigeria, has seen a resurgence inward attacks blamed on Boko Haram afterwards months of relative calm.
Last calendar week 2 bombers blew themselves upwardly inward northeastern Republic of Cameroon killing xv people inward an ready on blamed on Boko Haram.
Some 200,000 Cameroonians from the Far North portion accept fled their villages inward fearfulness of the violence.
AFP