Cameroonian Communication Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary said on Friday he was surprised by the news that some hostages kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in northern Cameroon were released as reported by a news website.

"You are the first to give me that information," the minister told Xinhua on phone, responding to the report by Safara Reporters, an online news agency based in New York.

According to the report, Boko Haram militants have released the wife of Cameroonian Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali, ten Chinese workers and district heads who were kidnapped in different attacks.

The Chinese workers were found missing and believed to be taken by the Nigerian Islamist rebels on May 16 after an attack at a Chinese work site in northern Cameroon.

The wife of Amadou Ali was also believed to be kidnapped on July 27 by Boko Haram militants in the northern town of Kolofata, but the group didn't claim responsibility.

Cameroonian President Paul Biya in August strengthened military operations in the Far North Region to fight against Boko Haram militants. Endi

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