By Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Mimi Mefo Info (Editor)
Published on 2024-01-29 22:07:18
There are reports that several people may have died in a separatist attack that resulted in at least three vehicles being burned in Buea on Monday night. Pictures and videos received from citizen journalists showed the vehicles engulfed in flames amid heavy gunfire.
The vehicles were burned around St Luke Junction along the Buea Central market road, after Ambazonia fighters stormed the area around 9pm, firing heavily.
A source on the ground has told MMI that the number of casualties is not yet confirmed, but it is believed that about five people may have been killed in the attack.
No separatist group has claimed responsibility for the incident, which is the first notable gun shooting in Buea, the headquarters of Cameroon’s embattled South West Region, this year.
Buea, also known as the “City of Legendary Hospitality,” has been relatively calm since a separatist attack in the Muea neighborhood claimed three lives on September 7, 2023.
The separatists, who have been fighting for a separate state called Ambazonia in the English-speaking Regions, have launched sporadic attacks on Buea in the past, with several of them aimed to reinforce Monday ghost towns and lockdowns.
Read the original article(French) on Mimi Mefo Info
