31, December 2017
Far North: Two killed in suspected Boko Haram attack 0
At least two people were killed in an attack by suspected members of terror group Boko Haram on Sunday morning in Cameroon’s Far North region. Three suspected Boko Haram members targeted a bustling place in Bia, just 3 kilometers from Kolofata near Nigeria, home of the group.
According to local sources, at least one civilian was killed and about 30 others were wounded, some of them in critical condition. One of the three suicide bombers died on the spot with two others on the run.
The injured were evacuated to the subdivision of Mora using ambulances from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), an elite unit of the Cameroonian armed force at the front against Boko Haram from the beginning of the crisis, the same sources added.
Nighttime incursions and suicide bombing attacks by Boko Haram have intensified recently in Mayo-Moskota and Kolofata subdivision.
Source: New China
31, December 2017
War in Southern Cameroons: Defense Minister Beti Assomo en route to Mamfe 0
Since today Sunday, December 31, 2017, there has been an exceptional deployment of defense and security forces in some areas of the Southwest Region that is worrying to many Southern Cameroonians. Apart from the security measures taken by the regime in Yaoundé to protect the country during this festive period, the major military buildup in Fako, Meme and Manyu Divisions ordered by the Delegate General for National Security, the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization has not been welcomed by the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia.
Cameroon Concord News has been reliably informed that Joseph Beti Assomo, the defense minister has decided to spend the New Year Day with the Francophone dominated defense forces in Manyu. In preparation for the Minister’s coming, Cameroon government troops have invaded nearly all the streets of Mamfe, the chief town in Manyu Division.
For three days running, helicopters have been making turns over the town. But today Sunday it was serious as taxis and motorcycles were not allowed to circulate. The movement of people has been reduced and neighborhood entrances are militarized. Soldiers have been deployed from Tiko via Kumba to Mamfe to protect the visiting minister.
By Judith Fon