Anglophone Crisis: Total Panic in Babadjou after Attack of Gendarmerie Brigade by Ambazonia Fighters

Camerounweb has reported that a new attack by Anglophone separatist fighters has been recorded in the West region of Cameroon.

According to sources, the gendarmerie brigade of Babadjou in Bamboutos division of the West region was attacked Wednesday by individuals whom the online publication said claimed to be armed separatists.

Our source also reported that the Divisional Officer of Mbouda, Edward Egbe, said that the assailants had stormed the gendarmerie brigade of Babadjou in order to release one of theirs who is currently detained.

The civil administrator added that gendarmes on duty were surprised by the assault by the suspected armed separatists even though no life was lost, he said.

TCR could not ascertain whether or not the assailants succeeded to free their members reported to be detained in the attacked gendarmerie.

Predominantly a crisis of the Northwest and Southwest regions, violence of the Anglophone crisis seems to be extending to neighbouring regions as armed separatists have allegedly been spreading their tentacles, in recent days.

In early June, an attack by armed separatists in the Menoua division led to the deaths of two persons.

By LVV