Pirates attacked a trawler in the Bakassi peninsula on Saturday, close to the Nigerian border, Cameroonian authorities said.
“At about 11:30am (1030 GMT) close to Jabane, close to Bakassi island, a trawler was attacked by two flying boats in Cameroonian territorial water,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
Cameroonian forces stationed in Jabane “reacted by chasing down the attackers,” successfully taking down one of the aircraft, while another managed to cross over into Nigeria, the statement said.
The attack comes two months after Nigeria handed over the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon to end a 15-year dispute over a territory believed to be rich in oil and gas.
Several incidents have taken place since then and Cameroonian soldiers are now patrolling the peninsula.