Cameroon: Two US Citizens Indicted for Bombings and Kidnappings Through Separatist Militia Operations

DOJ: Two U.S. citizens used Minnesota as base for overseas kidnappings and bombings Minnesota residents accused of funding bombings and kidnappings through separatist militia operations Alexandra Koch By Alexandra Koch Fox News Published September 6, 2025 3:42pm EDT Facebook Twitter Flipboard Comments Print Email close Grapevine: Will Cameroon be evicted from DC embassy? NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Listen to this article 3 min A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted two naturalized U.S. citizens from the Republic of Cameroon, alleging they orchestrated kidnappings, bombings and killings in their native country. Benedict Nwana Kuah, 51, and Pascal Kikishy Wongbi, 52, were arrested Friday morning in the District of Minnesota and face additional charges of conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim and injure persons abroad, conspiracy to provide material support or resources and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, according to the Department of Justice. Kuah is also charged with three counts of providing material support or resources, conspiracy to commit hostage-taking and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction outside the U.S. The men made their initial appearances and are being held in custody pending detention hearings scheduled for Sept. 10 and Sept. 11. A Cameroon trooper, right, stands next to an ambulance that was used to carry victims of a train that crashed on Friday in Eseka, Cameroon, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. Rescue workers dug through the rubble Saturday in search of more injured and dead after a train traveling between two major cities in Cameroon derailed in Eseka, killing scores of people according to rescue workers and hospital staff. The alleged attacks happened in Cameroon, a country in Central Africa. (The Associated Press) SELF-PROCLAIMED 'APOSTLE' WHO CLAIMS TO BE JESUS' BEST FRIEND ARRESTED IN FORCED LABOR SCHEME Kuah and Wongbi allegedly held leadership roles in the Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF), a separatist militia seeking to create an independent country in Cameroon, according to the indictment. The pair allegedly used their positions to raise money and finance the purchase of weapons and directed co-conspirators in Cameroon to kidnap, bomb and kill civilians, government officials and members of the security forces to intimidate civilians and coerce the Cameroonian government into recognizing their legitimacy. Starting in 2017, the two men allegedly sent thousands of dollars to co-conspirators in Cameroon for weapons and explosives, directing attacks that killed, injured or kidnapped civilians, according to the indictment. In 2022, fighters kidnapped a government official and released propaganda videos. In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, Cameroon soldiers stand guard at a lookout post as they take part in operations against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram near the village of Mabass, Cameroon. Cameroon officials say prisons are overcrowded with suspected Islamic extremists whose insurgency has spilled from Nigeria. The pair allegedly sent thousands of dollars to co-conspirators in Cameroon for weapons and explosives and directed attacks that left civilians dead, injured or taken hostage. (