Cameroon give death sentence to 89 Boko Haram militants

Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram to death. According to local media, they were convicted by a military court on terror charges for their roles in several attacks in the country's northern region which borders



Nigeria. 

Cameroon had passed an anti-terror law in 2014 which introduced the death sentence. This is the first time the death sentenced has been used since that law was passed. The 89 are among the 850 people arrested in Cameroon on charges of links to Boko Haram.