File photo shows a wreckage of a vehicle after a bomb attack by Boko Haram militia in Maiduguri, Nigeria, April 27, 2018. (Xinhua/NAN) Cameroonian and Nigerian authorities say they are working to restore normal life in border towns hit by Boko Haram insurgency. YAOUNDE, March 10 (Xinhua) Cameroonian and Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday they are working to restore normal life in border towns hit by Boko Haram insurgency. Amchide and Banki,.
2021-03-09 16:30:34 GMT2021-03-10 00:30:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
YAOUNDE, March 9 (Xinhua) Cameroonian and Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday they are working to restore normal life in border towns hit by Boko Haram insurgency.
Amchide and Banki, two commercial towns on the Cameroonian and Nigerian border known to have experienced some of the worst Boko Haram carnages will receive a facelift as soon as possible, official said. We shall do everything possible to establish Banki town. We shall ensure free movement of goods and services. We shall open the borders and allow economic activities to go on freely between the two nations, Babagana Umara Zulum, governor of the Nigerian state of Borno told reporters at the border town of Amchide during a ceremony to welcome Nigerian refugees who spent six years in Cameroon.