YAOUNDE, Cameroon—Armed men kidnapped at least 79 students and three staff members from a Presbyterian school in a troubled English-speaking region of Cameroon, the governor said Nov. 5.
North West Region Gov. Deben Tchoffo said the students abducted on the night of Nov. 5 were ages 11 and 17. They were taken from Nkwen, a village near the regional capital, Bamenda, along with school staff that included the principal, Tchoffo said.