was kidnapped himself, while visiting Kumbo, Northwest Region to attend the funeral of Joseph Banadzem, the Parliamentary group leader of the SDF. He was released shortly afterwards, with the SDF describing the whole affair as a "misunderstanding" that was quickly solved. It was revealed the next day that the separatist had kidnapped Fru Ndi in order to get a chance to talk to him. In a video that appeared online, gunmen asked the SDF leader to withdraw all SDF legislators from the National Assembly and the senate. Fru Ndi replied that he would not, stating that doing so would be counterproductive. In June 2019, Fru Ndi stated that while he was not a separatist, the government "was pushing him" in that direction. Fru Ndi has made a point of always travelling without a security escort whenever he visits the Anglophone regions, stating that he is not afraid of his own people - including separatists. References External links A Brief Narrative on the Man Ni John Fru Ndi by Sarli Sardou Nana Website of SDF Germany SDF Websiten http://www.thepostwebedition.com 1941 births Living people Cameroonian Protestants Cameroon People's Democratic Movement politicians Cameroonian democracy activists People from Bamenda Social Democratic Front (Cameroon) politicians