By Neba Jerome Ambe
Two gendarmes were killed on Sunday, November 30, 2025, in Menteh, Nkwen, Bamenda III Subdivision after their patrol vehicle detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) while returning from a mission. The device is suspected to have been planted by separatist fighters involved in the ongoing crisis in the North West and South West Regions. One of the victims according to sources was an officer recently transferred from the Ndogbong Brigade in Douala to Bamenda.
In a separate incident, a military convoy came under attack in Nchum, Bafut Subdivision, on Friday, November 28, 2025. The ambush resulted in the death of one soldier, injury to another, and the death of a woman who was working on a nearby farm at the time of the assault.
