Members of a university football team were abducted in Cameroon's Southwest region, university officials told CNN
Armed men seized the team of 20 male students from the training ground at the University of Buea on Wednesday, said Ngono Horace Manga, the university's vice chancellor."They were training for an upcoming competition early in the morning when the kidnappers took them away from the field," Manga told CNN.Manga said the abductors have contacted the school authorities demanding a ransom for the player's release.
Those left behind said the gunmen ordered the players to go with them on foot towards a back entrance leading out of university, Asongu told CNN."I am confused. I spoke with the players on the phone. The kidnappers told them to identify themselves," Asongu said.Military helicopters were seen flying over Buea in search of the abducted students on Thursday.
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