Kumba school massacre

Kumba school massacre
Part of the Anglophone Crisis
LocationMother Francisca International Bilingual Academy, Kumba, Meme Division, Southwest Region, Cameroon
Date24 October 2020[1]
TargetStudents and staff
Attack type
School shooting
WeaponsGuns, machetes[2]
Deaths8[3] (one of whom died from his wounds two years later)[4]
Injured13[3]
Perpetrators10[5]–12[6] unidentified attackers
MotiveUnclear

The Kumba school massacre took place at Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy during the Anglophone Crisis, in Kumba, Cameroon, in October 2020.[7]

  1. ^ At Least 6 Children Killed in Attack on School in Cameroon, The New York Times, Oct 24, 2020. Accessed Oct 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Attackers storm Cameroon school, kill several children, Al Jazeera, Oct 24, 2020. Accessed Oct 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cameroon/Kumba massacre: Owners of Mother Francisca primary school still under police custody, Journal du Cameroun, Oct 30, 2020. Accessed Oct 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Victim of Mother Francisca Kumba school shooting dies two years after, Cameroon News Agency, 28 October, 2022. Accessed 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbcoct252020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference cnaoct252020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Kumba killings: Six Mother Francisca International Academy students die inside school attack for south west Cameroon, BBC, Oct 24, 2020. Accessed Oct 24, 2020. (Pidgin)