Clampdown on Secessionists:

At least 10 Youths Killed in Mpundu, Muyuka

At least 10 youths were Friday shot dead in the village town of Mpundu, near Muyuka in the South West region, according to reports and graphic pictures that went viral on social media.

                The reports accused government forces of killing the youths, said to be former fighters of some Ambazonia militias groups but who had abandoned the fighting to return to normal life.

                National Telegraph quoted an Amba Commander as saying the ten youths had returned to normal life before they were rounded up and killed. The commander said the victims were unarmed and did not pose any threat to security.

                The brutal killings come barely weeks after President Paul Biya set up a Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Committee (NDDRC) to take appropriate measures to collect and destroy weapons from Amba fighters.

                The NDDRC is also charged to facilitate the reintegration into normal life of former fighters by giving them alternative training and providing them with the means to go into productive activities.