Anglophone Uprising:

SW Region Drowning in Blood & Tears as killings, Looting Get Rife

By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba

Unwanted burning, shocking killings and wide-ranging mayhem has for over a week gripped several parts of the Southwest region, opposing government forces and forces loyal to the Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF), have led to several loss of lives and property. These recent mayhem has inundated four Divisions of the region for over a week leaving many fleeing to bushes and becoming more frustrated.

Lifeless Gendarme Found in Mundemba

            The lifeless body of a Gendarmerie officer has reportedly been discovered in Mudemba, Ndian Division of the Southwest Region. The corpse was discovered after the officer and one other went missing since the February 27, after a clash between forces loyal to the ‘Ambazonia Defense Force’ and government forces. The February 27 clash it is alleged led to the dead of three ‘Ambazonia’ soldiers. The body of the Gendarme was reportedly recovered Friday march 2, 2018. He was allegedly killed by suspected secessionists before been thrown into the river.

Two Homes set Ablaze in Muyenge by ADF Forces

            At least two homes have been set ablaze in the village of Muyenge in Muyuka Sub-Division by youths alleged to be linked to the ‘Ambazonia’ struggle. According to reports we gathered, the houses were set ablaze after news spread like wild fire to ADF soldiers that some youths were in Muyenge collecting money in the name of the restoration course.

            The other ADF forces then stormed the village and were informed their purported colleagues had vamoose into thin air after collecting close to FCFA one million. It is this frustration we learnt made the angry ADF elements to set the residents of some persons ablaze. However, many top authorities have now fallen prey to scammers under the name of the ‘Ambazonia’ struggle all in the name of the unknown and fear of been assassinated.

Soldiers Storm Bole Bakundu

            The village of Bole Bakundu in Mbonge Sub-Division where few people had started returning to their homes after several weeks in the bushes were reportedly pushed back to the bushes after several shots from soldiers on Tuesday. Reports have it that even a family that had gathered to bury the remains of their family member who died in the bush was pushed away by the soldiers, abandoning the corpse on the ground.

SOROUBAT Vehicle Seized?

            Still in Bole, unconfirmed reports have it that one of the Hilux vehicles belonging to SOROUBAT, the road construction company charged with the tarring of the Kumba-Mbonge-EkondoTiti stretch has been seized by unknown persons. This act is said to have once more cause the villagers to flee for safety.

Mungo Ndor Deserted

            Government forces are reported to have attacked the village of MungoNdor in Nguti Sub-Division, Kupe Muaneguba Division of the Southwest Region on Tuesday. We got reports that they were unwanted damages inflicted on the population. The motive behind the wreck is still very unclear. However, Nguti has witness pockets of resistance of recent in the ongoing crisis. It will be recalled a student Gendarme was shot dead by unknown gunmen weeks back in Nguti.

Military allegedly Burnt Motorbikes in Ekombe, Ebonji, Teke, Marumba

            Government forces are reported to have adopted a new strategy of burning down motorbikes in some restive areas in Meme Division of the Southwest region. Close to fifty motorbikes were reportedly set ablaze by the military in the localities of Ebonji and Teke in Tombel and Konye Sub-Divisions respectively.

Meantime, the same move has been taken    in Mbonge. Reports have it that on Wednesday, uniform officers stormed the localities of Marumba and Ekombe searching for motorbikes after mounting multiple control check points and setting them on fire. This move according many will leave the struggling youths more helpless and jobless. Some of these youths revealed how they are still to balance the amounts they borrowed to purchase such motorbikes.

Konye gets own share, Dipenda village burnt down, four Civilians killed, Officers injured

            For close to two weeks now, Konye Sub-Division has become the hottest battle ground across the Southwest Region following deadly exchanges between government forces and forces loyal with the ‘Ambazonians’.

            In the course of the exchanges that ensued for over two weeks, the village of Dipenda was reportedly burnt down by the soldiers in search of the ADF forces. Reports also have it that about 12 elderly persons were also arrested in the course of the struggle for failing to help the soldiers in combating the separatists.

            The Konye attacks we got also led to the dead of four civilians meanwhile several officers were wounded. Before the attacks, trucks of a timber exploitation company along the Kumba-Mamfe road were set ablaze and the workers beaten and warned never to come back to the area. We learnt the attacked that led to the burning of the trucks and caterpillars was carried out by 12 unknown youths.