#Human Right Abuses in English Cameroon BIHAPH LIGHT March 2022 EDITION V O L U M E 8, I S S U E NORTH WEST /SOUTH WEST REGIONS

DO, Mayor of Ekondo Titi and Three others Die after an IED attack.

The Divisional Officer (D.O) and Mayor of Ekondo Titi have died in an IED attack alongside three others around Bekora reports have confirmed. The D. O Mr TIMOTHÉE Aboloa and the Mayor of the Municipality Mr Kenneth Nanje were on their way to Bekora for a socioeconomic tour when the incident occured. Their Convoy is said to have moved over an Improvised Explosive Device which led to their brutal demise.

Twelve persons Abducted in Kupe-Manenguba by Suspected Amba Boys

A group of armed men believed to be Separatist fighters are said have abducted at least 12 civilians in Nkongho Mbeng community (Mbetta) in Nguti Subdivision, Kupe-Manenguba division of Cameroon’s South West region. Reports have it that the victims abducted were forced from their homes while others were Kidnapped on their way to the farm.  Mbetta village is a rural community of just over 500 inhabitants, located in the Lower Nkongho area in Nguti Subdivision.

Gunmen Assasinate Fon of Esu Alongside First Wife

It was on March 9 2022 that HRH Fon Kum Achou II of Esu was  attacked and killed alongside his first wife by suspected members of the Fulani community. The Convoy which was returning from the enthronement of the Fon of  Weh village, met with the unfortunate situation.  The second wife and a notable sustained injuries and were transported to the Esu health centre.

Soldiers Arrest and excecute in a Raid in Noni Village.

On a military campaign  against Amba fighters, Soldiers are said to have raided Din Village in Noni subdivision during which they arrested some suspected Amba fighters and later executed them. Reports have it that the Soldiers were in search of a notorious Amba fighter known as Clovis. The soldiers missed their target and then resorted to arresting other people whom they transpoted to Kumbo and later shot them.

President of NW House of Cheifs CLocks 100 Days in Camptivity

Separatists Fighters have kept in captivity for 100 Days  the president of the North West House of Chiefs. As at March 18 2022, Fon Yakum Kevin who was abducted on December 7 2021 in Ngohketunjia division  has since then  not been seen by his subjects..

A Man Impersonating an Amba  Boy  has Been Killed In  Bamenda

Suspected separatist fighters have reportedly shot to dead a youngster passing for an Amba boy in Bamenda,  North West Region. The Amba fighters are said to have shot dead the alleged impostor around Ntarikon Market. The incident happened on Thursday March 17 with reports that the man was shot several times as he tried to escape while in the hands of his captors on a motorbike.

Separatist Fighters Kill One In Bamenda

A group of Amba fighters who stormed the Meta Quarters neighbourhood in Bamenda on Sunday March 20 are said to have shot to death one person in the neighbourhood. Reports hold that the heavily armed men stormed a drinking spot in that part of the town asking for those inside to support the Amba struggle. Those who were there are said to have given  what they had and when they left, minutes after gunshots were heard and later a dead body was found.

Security Forces Alledgely Kill Three in Bamenda

Sunday March 20th 2022 was a day of mourning for residents of Mile 90 in Bamenda following the death of three young men in that neighbourhood. The three who are said to be mechanics were shot dead on their way back from Bali on board a motorbike. Reports have it that the shoting was carried out by security forces.

Suspected Amba Fighters attack travellers, abduct and Burn Cars

Some passengers on the Ndop Bamenda stretch of road have testified that they were attacked by armed men on their way to Ndop during which cars, some transporting food stuff were burned down and some people abducted and taken into the bushes by this same men. The incident which occured recently is said to have been a dreadful experience for this civilians who are only struggling to survive.

Amba ‘General’,  two others die, and over 20 wounded as a result of Infighting.

Fighting among Amba fighters’ camps in Bui division has left Shakira, a self proclaimed general and two other civilians dead with over over 20 other persons injured. The incident occured Monday March 28, when Amba fighters loyal to the Bui Unity Warriors headed by General Mad Dog who pays allegiance to another separatist kingpin, self-tyled Field Marshal, FM, No Pity killed a fighter of ‘General’ Isobu faction of Kikaikom in Kiyan village.The villagers matched with the corpse to the Bui Unity Warriors camps in anger for the continous killings while brandishing peace plants. Reports have it that as the population approached the camp, General Mad Dog ordered his foot agents to open fire on the crowd , killing two civilians on the spot and wounded any others.

The population of Ngie  beats ‘Amba’ General To Death

An Amba General of the secessionist movement popularly known as mayor in Ngie Momo Division of the North West has been beaten to death by an angry mob. The general was beaten to death on Saturday night breaking Sunday March 27, 2022 reports say. He was said to have been attacked on his way back from a local market.

Armed Men Kill Student of University Of Bamenda in Wabane, Southwest Region

Nkwetacha Slantis Leku, teacher by profession and student of the department of History and Archeology of the University of Bamenda was visited and killed in his own house in Mahga, Bamumbu in Wabane, Southwest region of Cameroon. The wife in a video making rounds on socual media said after  killing the husband, they threatened to do away with her and her aunt but were later released.

Amba Fighters Fire at HYSACAM Worker in Bamenda

A band of suspected Amba fighters have opened fire on a worker of HYSACAM, a waste management company in Bamenda this March 30. The victim whose name we got as Samuel was shot on the leg. He is at  a health facility in Bamenda receiving treatment. He was shot at Old Simplicity Ntarikon in Bamenda. A source familiar to him notes that message for the company to stop work in town was sent through him.

Father and Two  Sons Shot to  Death in Bambui

It is alleged that Soldiers shot to death a man and his two sons in Bambui, Tubah subdivision of the North West region this 31st March 2022. The soldiers are said to have forcefully accessed the man’s house around 3AM this Thursday March 31, 2022. The heavily armed soldiers later executed the man and his two sons at close range. Their bodies were later discovered around the Tubah Council premises. It is still to be determined why the man, a worker with the Presbyterian Rural Training Center and his sons were killed.