JUST IN: Unknown armed men abduct 78 students in Cameroon
At least 78 students have been kidnapped in Cameroon on Monday, several reports say.
The students at the Presbyterian Secondary School in Bamenda, were abducted along with their principal, a teacher, and a driver, authorities in the country have confirmed.
There have been protests against the Paul Biya-led government by separatists demanding the secession of the two English-speaking regions in the French-speaking country.
The separatists had imposed curfews and closed down schools, amid heavy crackdown by security forces.
A military source in the country confirmed to Reuters that “in total 81 people were kidnapped including the [school] principal. They were taken to the bush.”
No one has claimed responsibility for the students’ abduction.
