Children in Cameroon have resumed school for the 2026/2027 academic year. However, those in the Northwest and Southwest have stayed behind because of meaningless ghost town orders and lockdowns. It appears children, soft targets during armed conflicts, have become the priority of separatist fighters bent on frustrating their education. How can they justify this to the regime in Yaoundé by stopping children from going to school? After the two-week lockdown and children returning to school, what then? Nothing. But by the time those in the Northwest and Southwest resume, their peers are already ahead. Now, when opportunities come, children from outside the region get them first, and then the Amba fighters come to justify marginalization. There is nowhere in the world where people fight a conflict by stopping children from going to school. A part of Spain wants separation, a part of Canada wants separation, and even a part of Morocco. In these countries, children's education has never been used as a bargaining chip. So, why should the separatists in Cameroon go after school children? #MMINews

Gunfire as Security Forces Abduct Businessman Aladji Bahia in Garoua After Failing to Find His Son There was panic in the Camp Chinois neighbourhood of Garoua this evening after security forces abducted prominent businessman Aladji Bahia, owner of the SOACAM company, during a chaotic operation marked by gunfire. According to local sources, the armed men arrived intending to arrest Bahia’s son, whom they accuse of “helping Issa Tchiroma escape the country.” When they did not find him, they instead seized his father. Witnesses say the officers forcibly pulled Aladji Bahia from his vehicle as residents rushed to intervene. The security forces reportedly fired shots in the air to disperse the crowd before taking him away to an unknown location. The incident has led to many questioning why an elderly businessman was taken in place of his son — a practice human rights observers describe as collective punishment, which is illegal under both Cameroonian and international law. The abduction comes amid a nationwide crackdown following the disputed October 12 presidential election, during which thousands have been arrested, abducted, or disappeared for alleged links to HE Issa Tchiroma Bakary. As of now, authorities have issued no public statement on Aladji Bahia’s whereabouts or condition. #Cameroon #Garoua #AladjiBahia #HumanRights #PostElectionCrisis #IssaTchiromaBakary #MMINews #SecurityForces #PoliticalRepression #Soacam