Cameroonian Security and Defense Forces have rescued some 23 pupils in Kumba, Meme Division, Southwest Region, kidnapped by “Amba Fighters” on the morning of Monday January 20th, 2020.
The children were randomly picked on their way to school and taken to an unknown destination.
After few hours of the kidnap, the Senior Divisional Officer, SDO, for Meme Division, Chamberlain Ntu’ou Ndong, sent a combat ready Military team to confront the situation. They all came back with the 23 children.
These soldiers also came back with Guns of different models, hard drugs, Knifes and other dangerous weapons, from the hideout of these kidnappers as they displayed the items Infront of the SDO’s office to the embarrassment of the yielding parents who were frantically awaiting the arrival of their children.
Though looking frustrated and tired, with a mélange in Fear and Happiness towards the situation, these parents were still very keen on the message of the SDO, Chamberlain Ndong, who cautioned them to be very alert and to report any suspicion to the Forces of law and order for immediate actions.
To the separatist fighters, The SDO has the following words;
“Tell those Amba Boys that, we are here for the sake of our profession. If you try, you are going to face the forces of law and order”
It’s not the first time that separatists of the Ambazonia are being accused of Mass kidnap. Schools like PSS Nkwen and Bafut in the Northwest Region have equally suffered same fate. The separatists and their Diaspora leaders have remained resolute to the idea of “No School” in the Anglophone Part of Cameroon.
However, some communities across Southwest Region like TOLE, have vowed to start effective study as they have started organizing raids to crackdown the separatists, although most communities remain totally deserted with schools burn down by the fighting parties. UNICEF and other groups and opinion leaders have condemned the idea of frustrating children while the crisis runs.
