Students kidnapped from a Christian boarding school in Cameroon's restive North-West region have been reunited with their parents amid joyful scenes. The 78 boys and girls and three others were seized early on 5 November in the region's capital, Bamenda. A driver was also freed, but the principal and a teacher are still being held. After being released, the students were taken in army vehicles back to the school, where their parents were waiting. One of those kidnapped, a 15-year-old girl, said she had been treated well, and that they had all had been given fruit, food and warm water to wash with. A separatist group which is fighting for independence for the two English-speaking regions, in a country where French is the most widely-spoken official language, has denied that it was responsible for the kidnapping.
Cameroon: kidnapped students freed
Written by David Fletcher 08 Nov 2018
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- Praise: God that the students were released so quickly. Pray for a resolution to the civil war in Cameroon. (Romans 12:18)
- More: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-46132093