Cameroon deports 517 Nigerian refugees

Cameroon has forcibly repatriated more than 500 Nigerians who had fled into the country due to the Boko Haram insurgency, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

A total of 517 Nigerians were sent back home, including 313 who had applied for asylum, according to a UNHCR statement reported by AFP.