Gendarme Killed, 2 Others Kidnapped in Mutengene
By Boris Esono in Buea
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Pandemonium gripped Mutengene as Unknown
gunmen kill one Gendarme and kidnapped two others
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A gendarmerie officer was killed and two others kidnapped
by unknown men in Muengene in the SW region, reports said. The incident that
occurred last June 21, 2018 has seen a huge military deployment in the area.
According to reports, unknown gunmen stormed
the gendarmerie checkpoint along the Mutengene-Limbe highway requesting the
gendarmes to disarm and surrender. Shots were then reported leading to the
demise of a gendarmerie officer while his two other colleagues surrendered.
They were then taken to an unknown destination.
Few hours later, security forces stormed the streets of
Mutengene firing several rounds in the air to displace inhabitants. Many took
to their heels in to bushes in search of safety.
Reports
have it that, since unknown gunmen gave an ultimatum for security officials to
leave the area, the total number of people killed stands at 2 while 4 have been
kidnapped.
The
crisis that has spilled over to certain areas in Fako has caused panic and fear
to many who see the crisis only getting worse.
The hard
hit area is Ekona which has seen scores of civilians killed due to the ongoing
crisis.
Talking
to one lady from the area, she pleaded and begged for people to commit the town
of Ekona to God’s hands because the situation there is very dire.
“We
managed to get out of Ekona to Buea. Things are really rough out there and
people should pray for Ekona so that things can get back to normal. There was
total war last June 15, 16 and 17 between the government forces and the
so-called “Amba Forces”. The gunfire exchanges left some 3 civilians dead while
others ran into bushes for shelter. Some dead bodies are still lying everywhere
with one lying around our house with no one to remove it. It is not easy there
as people are afraid to move around because you can be shot assuming you are
one of the Amba boys”.
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