Horror in Kumba: Gunmen Kill Six Students in K’ba, Injure Ten Others

 By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde
There has been nationwide condemnation following the gruesome killing of six students of Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy (MOFRIBA) in Fiango Kumba.
    

Parents of killed school kids were unconsolable

The murder of the kids took place on the school campus Saturday 24 October 2020. Administrative authorities in Kumba have blamed the act on Ambazonia separatist fighters.
    The gunmen stormed the school campus while catch-up classes were going on and opened fire on the students at close range, reports said.
    Gory images and videos of the macabre act went viral on the social media, with Cameroonians of all walks of life expressing unreserved indignation and condemnation. 
    The corpses of the slain kids were deposited at the Kumba District Hospital mortuary. Four out of the 13 badly injured students were evacuated to other hospitals for intense medical attention, while medics at the Kumba hospital battled to save the lives of the others. 
    Meme SDO, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong condemned the act, promising that the perpetrators will be hunted and arrested by the military. He equally blamed the population for failing to intervene to save the lives of the innocent kids.
    “…Let me also seize this opportunity to talk to the parents because I cannot understand that during the day Amba boys will attack innocent children and the surrounding population are there witnessing without doing anything,” he wondered, ordering security officers to arrest all those living around the college.
    “…I have instructed that all of them should be arrested. All the surrounding population who did not support the affected children,” Ntou’ou Ndong said.
    He also blamed owners of private institutions that are operating without indicating their effectiveness to the administration as was recommended.
    “Without such notifications, it is difficult for security elements to know which schools to secure,” he opined.
    The Divisional Officer for Kumba I, Ali Anougu on his part, challenged the population of Kumba to rise up like one man and put an end to the barbaric acts of the Amba fighters.
    “…We call on the population to stand firm on their feet and let us face these terrorists today in Kumba. Let us stand firm and put an end to this nonsense happening in Kumba today,” he said, reiterating that no matter the tactics put up by the gunmen, the population will not continue to risk the future of their kids by keeping them home.
    The Member of Parliament for Kumba Urban, Tabot Lawson Bakia also added his voice to serial condemnations. Hon. Bakia called on the population to federate forces with the military to denounce separatists hiding in their neighbourhoods. He promised to collaborate with Mayors of Kumba councils and pick up the bills of all those injured by the gunmen.