The kidnapping at Nkwen High School took place in the evening yesterday. 79 English-speaking students have been abducted from the school in Bamenda.
Kidnapping of students
79 English-speaking students attending Nkwen Secondary School in Bamenda, Cameroon were kidnapped. It is a country located in the central part of Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea. The Guardian writes that rebels are behind the kidnapping. The incident took place on Sunday evening. In fact, over 80 people were kidnapped, including the director, teacher, driver, regional administrator and the above-mentioned students.
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Fear of danger
According to the media, one of the teachers who lives near the school says that he heard the sounds of the attack at night, but unfortunately, due to the danger that could endanger his life, he did not dare to react. Julius Naymboli v. the teacher says “During the night I heard a loud noise like loading a pistol. I was afraid. I ordered the lights to be turned off quickly and to go to sleep. In the morning I found out that there are no students on campus ”.
The search is still ongoing
The students still could not be found, nor is there any known clue that would facilitate their search. The school and its location are the perfect place for kidnapping. It is located on the top of a mountain and surrounded by dense forests, which are the perfect hiding place for kidnappers. Every day the school serves as a place for all students to study, but also to live, because it has a boarding house where most of its students live.
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Kidnapping in Nigeria
Yesterday kidnapping students are compared to kidnappings committed by a group of terrorist fighters of a group called Boko Haram. In February this year, as many as 111 girls were kidnapped with their participation, and in April 2014, the same group kidnapped as many as 276 Nigerian schoolgirls. The purpose of such kidnappings is often blackmail, replacing the kidnapped people with all arrested fighters. So far yesterday kidnapping has had no such effect as the hijackers have so far remained silent.
