Seven of its soldiers were also injured, a statement from the Minister noted on Friday.
The statement also claimed that a Boko Haram vehicle packed with ammunition and explosives was destroyed and that Cameroon troops now controlled the area, which witness frequent cross-border raids by the militants, due to its proximity to Nigeria, where the activities of the terror group is deeply rooted.
Boko Haram has killed thousands in its five-year campaign to carve out an Islamist state in Nigeria’s northeast.