Fru Ndi
Blames Biya for ‘Atrocities’
Opposition Leader, Ni John Fru Ndi
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Leader of
Cameroon’s main opposition party, Social Democratic Front (SDF) Ni John Fru
Ndi, has once again waded into the security crisis riling the country’s
Anglophone regions. In a letter he addressed to President Paul Biya, the SDF
leader denounced what he termed “atrocities” committed in the English-speaking
areas of Cameroon by government forces.
“I must draw your attention to the
daily atrocities in this part of our country (English-speaking areas),” Fru Ndi
wrote in the letter. “Every day that passes, an innocent Cameroonian dies, a
woman loses her husband,” he lamented.
The veteran opposition chief said he
was also worried about “the rise of hate speech (between English-speaking and
French-speaking Cameroonians)” which in his view “brings us closer and closer
to a civil war”.
Since the outbreak of the so-called
“Anglophone crisis in 2016”, many civilians and soldiers have been killed, but
access to the affected areas remains difficult, making it difficult to access
information on the spot.
The 77-year-old who says he is an
Anglophone but against secession from Cameroon, has repeatedly blamed incumbent
Biya for the crisis and the deterioration of the security situation in
English-speaking Cameroon.
The government insists that the
regions remain safe and secure despite guerilla style attacks that have claimed
the lives of over twenty security officials.
Source:
Africa News
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