Cameroon vows to rescue abductees

The restive Cameroon regions. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Authorities in Cameroon say search operations have been launched to ensure that some 79 children abducted from a boarding school in the restive Northwest region are found and brought back to class.

The students of Presbyterian Secondary School (PSS) Nkwen in Bamenda, their principal, a teacher and driver, were abducted by unknown men early Monday, according to the school authorities.