Incident Summary:

06/23/2018: Assailants abducted Nwengela Susan near her residence near Mile 1 of Mbonge road in Kumba Meme, South-West, Cameroon. Susan, a police inspector, was killed and her body was discovered on June 26, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF).

GTD ID:
201806230046

When:
2018-06-23

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

South-West

City:
Kumba

Location Details:
The incident occurred near Mile 1 of Mbonge road in Meme district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Kemba Central Police
Specific Description Inspector: Nwengela Susan
Nationality of Target Cameroon
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 3
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Anglophone crisis: Two kidnapped police officers killed," Journal du Cameroun, June 27, 2018.
"Cameroon: Unidentified Gunmen Abduct Police Inspector in Anglophone Town," Journal du Cameroun, June 26, 2018.