{"id":4240,"date":"2026-03-18T19:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindef.gov.cm\/marine-nationale\/?p=4240"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:07:28","slug":"fight-against-separatists-in-ndian-31-hostages-freed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindef.gov.cm\/marine-nationale\/en\/2026\/03\/18\/fight-against-separatists-in-ndian-31-hostages-freed\/","title":{"rendered":"FIGHT AGAINST SEPARATISTS IN NDIAN: 31 HOSTAGES FREED BY THE 21st BAFUMAR OF EKONDO-TITI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Held in MUNYENGUE and subjected to a ransom demand of five million CFA francs per person, the captives were rescued following a 60-kilometer nighttime infiltration and a violent clash, despite being used as human shields.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4258\" src=\"https:\/\/mindef.gov.cm\/marine-nationale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/BH1-1-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4262\" src=\"https:\/\/mindef.gov.cm\/marine-nationale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/BH-1-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4270\" src=\"https:\/\/mindef.gov.cm\/marine-nationale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/BH5-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The operation resulted in the safe release of all hostages, the seizure of two weapons and ammunition. 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