Horror on the Land:

Entire Family Feared Wiped Out in Bali Shootings

An entire family is feared killed in Bali Nyonga, Mezam Division of the North West Region following confrontations between security forces and separatist fighters on Saturday May 25th.

                Locals told The Median that members of a family had surfaced to retrieve the corpse of their relative who was killed in a crossfire but gunmen opened fire at them indiscriminately. It is yet unclear who opened fire on the individuals as no group has claimed responsibility for the killings.

                Reports hold that the persons killed are mostly members of the Baya family. An indigene of Bali Nyonga identified some of those killed to be Vincent Dinka’a Baya, peter Baya, Gabriel Baya, Grace Feh Sadnyonga Baya and Lavert Foncham George.

                The same source claimed that a certain Baya Bertrand Pivaga and Baya Dominic Kwoyila were injured in the shootout.

                At nightfall same Saturday, other reports emerged of the killing of another youngster said to be a pork vendor around Nsongwa- Mile 90 on the Bamenda- Bali road. It is not known who committed the act.

                Since Saturday’s development, anonymous telephone messages have been warning people not to travel through the Bamenda-Mamfe road. Author(s) of the messages claim the road is no longer safe given the recurrent clashes between soldiers and separatist fighters.

                Yet traffic on the road has remained alive with no attacks reported on any passenger vehicles.