NEW : French gendarmes have been sent to the abduction site , Hollande affiliate reports . The Paris-based private network BFMTV did not cite its source ; it posted a team of journalists Wednesday in Paris at the French Foreign Ministry Crisis Center , which is handling the country 's response to the crisis . Cameroon and France suspect the Nigerian militant group Mali . The kidnapping raises fears of retaliation for French military action in Boko Haram .
NEW : French gendarmes have been sent to the abduction site , Hollande affiliate reports . Cameroon and France suspect the Nigerian militant group Mali . The kidnapping raises fears of retaliation for French military action in Boko Haram .