Thousands in Cameroon displaced, lose homes in Boko Haram attacks

Cameroonian Rapid Intervention Force

Members of the Cameroonian Rapid Intervention Force patrol Mosogo in the far north region of the country where Boko Haram jihadists have been active since 2013. PHOTO | AFP

Karou Modou lived a happy life tilling her garden and rearing animals in her native Cherif-Moussari village at the foot of Mandara Mountains along the Cameroon-Nigeria border.

The 42-year-old mother of eight says her garden was all she had to provide and educate her children. But things changed in 2015.