Suspected secessionists of the northwest and southwestern English-speaking regions have set fire to the Zavion Bilingual High School in Babadjou District, Bambutos Department, APA said Wednesday.

According to several witnesses, the incident took place on Tuesday when dozens of people armed with guns and bladed weapons and claiming to be secessionist militias from the northwest torched the school.

Shouting slogans critical of Cameroon, the attackers also burned down the car of the school principal and ransacked several buildings.

There was no casualty or hostage taken.

Before Babadjou, the secessionists targeted the Fongo-Tongo in the Menoua, where at least two people were reportedly kidnapped by them before returning to their base in the southwest region.