15, June 2020
Southern Cameroons War: Heavy gunfire in the heart of Bamenda 0
Heavy gun fire was heard yesterday for over an hour in Bamenda, the chief city in the Northern Zone of Southern Cameroons-Ambazonia.
Our correspondent revealed that there was confusion in the city as the exchange between armed Ambazonia Restoration Forces and elements of the Rapid Intervention Battalion lasted for more than an hour in the city.
Cameroon Concord News learnt that resident barricaded themselves in their homes and three explosions were also heard.
The Francophone administrators of the region have still not commented on the incident.
However, people in the know have opined that serious shooting started at Mile 7 Mankon where a contingent of Cameroon government military entered yesterday Sunday the 14th of June and moved towards the Bamenda airport.
The airport deployment had support from another patrol group of 5 armored cars.
By Fon Lawrence in Bamenda
15, June 2020
Yerima calls on the International Community to investigate the killings going on in Southern Cameroons 0
The Vice President of the exiled Southern Cameroons government, Dabney Yerima has called for an investigation of the horrible reports that several Southern Cameroons civilians are being killed by the Cameroon government army.
The Ambazonia Interim Government on Sunday expressed its deep concern about the very horrible scenes in Bamenda and Eshobi in Manyu where armed militias and troops loyal to the Biya Francophone regime in Yaoundé reportedly killed several innocent civilians.
Bamenda, the chief city in the Northern Zone of Southern Cameroons had ever since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic been under heavy gunfire from Cameroon government army soldiers the recent being yesterday the 14th of June at Mile 7 Mankon where a contingent of Cameroon government military entered and raided homes right towards the Bamenda airport.
A sister publication, Cameroon Concord News reported that the airport deployment had support from a patrol group of 5 armored cars dispatched to the city by the commander of the Rapid Intervention Battalion.
Dabney Yerima said that he had received very disturbing images of deaths, destruction, and looting from Ambazonia Intelligence Services in Manyu on the prevailing situation in Eshobi and Mberere.
Yerima made a passionate appeal to the international community to conduct a prompt, transparent and effective investigation into reports of extrajudicial killings going on in Southern Cameroons.
By Isong Asu for Cameroon Intelligence Report