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Commune and town in Extrême-Nord, Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kolofata is a town and commune in Cameroon.
Kolofata | |
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Commune and town | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Extrême-Nord |
Department | Mayo-Sava |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
On January 12, 2015 a military base in Kolofata was assaulted by Boko Haram.[1] The Islamist group had attacked towns in Northern Cameroon in December 2014[2][3] The attack was repelled with only one Cameroonian officer killed.[4][1] 143 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by the Cameroonian Army.[5][6]
Another attack was reported in 2017.