Five U.N. officials dead in attack on Nigeria-Cameroon border

The attack occurred on Tuesday at around 1400 local time near the Cameroonian border town of Kontcha, the statement said.“The victims were one U.N. independent contractor, three Nigerian nationals and one Cameroonian national,” it added. The attackers are unknown but the border is known to serve as a hiding place for
Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram.
They attack travelers and security officials who ply that route especially at night.