DOJ: Two U.S. citizens used Minnesota as base for overseas kidnappings and bombings

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 and Pascal Kikishy Wongbi 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 assistance or information and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments according to the Department of Justice Kuah is also charged with three counts of providing material encouragement or information 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 and SELF-PROCLAIMED 'APOSTLE' WHO MAINTAINS TO BE JESUS' BEST FRIEND ARRESTED IN FORCED LABOR SCHEMEKuah 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 administration leaders and members of the shield forces in order to intimidate civilians and coerce the Cameroonian regime into recognizing their legitimacy Starting in 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 fighters kidnapped a establishment official and circulated propaganda videos ILLEGAL WHO CONSPIRED TO BLUDGEON TEEN TO DEATH WITH BASEBALL BAT AMONG LATEST ICE ROUNDUPSIn Kuah allegedly helped plan an IED attack on a regional governor and financed a bombing at the Mount Cameroon Race for Hope that injured people That same year a Kuah-appointed commander was accused of killing two unarmed civilians in a territory square while Wongbi appeared in a propaganda video issuing threats In Kuah allegedly approved funding and the operational plan for a Youth Day celebration bombing that killed a -year-old girl and injured dozens of other children The indictment further alleges Kuah and Wongbi raised money online to backing their operations including campaigns called The Takeover Fund and Operation AKs which solicited donations for AK- rifles and explosives Kuah appeared in multiple videos urging supporters to fund the purchase of weapons and ammunition according to leaders CALIFORNIA MAN ALLEGEDLY CRAFTED ASSASSINATION LIST TARGETING FEDERAL FUNCTIONARIES IN WHITE SUPREMACIST PLOTIf convicted the men face a statutory maximum penalty of life in prison Matthew Galeotti acting assistant attorney general of the DOJ's Criminal Division declared the pair used the U S as a base of operations to cause death terror and suffering among innocent civilians Joseph Thompson acting U S attorney for the District of Minnesota added the state is not a launchpad for overseas violence Operating from the comfort of their living rooms in Minnesota these defendants caused violence and suffering half a world away Thompson wrote in a report They ordered kidnappings bombings and murders Their crimes are an affront to both American law and basic human decency Cameroon is a safer place because of this prosecution The Department of Justice did not this instant respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment