PSS Nkwen kidnapping
Around 3 a.m. on November 4, 2018, armed men kidnapped 79 students, a principal and three staff members from the Presbyterian Secondary School in Nkwen, a town near Bamenda, Cameroon. All 79 students were released without ransom or prior notification on November 7, while the principal and the staff members were held for five more days. The circumstances of the incident remained unclear. While the kidnappers identified as "Amba Boys" (a common noun for Ambazonian separatists), separatist groups claimed the incident was a false flag operation staged by the Cameroonian government.
| Part of the Anglophone Crisis | |
| Date | 4 November 2018 |
|---|---|
| Location | Nkwen, near Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon |
| Coordinates | 5.9965795°N 10.1612954°E |
| Outcome | Kidnappers release all students without ransom on November 7 and the staff members on November 12 |
| Deaths | None |
| Suspects | Amba Boys (Alleged by the Cameroonian government, denied by Ambazonian separatist groups) |
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