BY REGINA AGIE
As the Anglophone crisis, which has metamorphosed into an armed conflict rages on, the government, through her military is currently targeting Anglophones alleged to be activists and have consequently launched a manhunt for them for not only siding with separatists, but offering them substantial financial assistance.
In the face of all these, security operatives have not stop raping women, molesting, torturing killing innocent Anglophones and burning their houses and properties. They have established both search and arrest warrants for the apprehension of many alleged Anglophone activists all over the national territory, suspected to be siding with separatist fighters as the ongoing armed conflict that started about seven years ago rages on.
The alleged activists both home and abroad have been considered as dangerous and threats to the public and declared wanted. The population has equally been urged to be vigilant and report to the closest gendarmerie or police stations.
The alleged activists include Yvonne Ayamba Ayuk, Nji Alfred Ndifor Ni Mbone, Bolivan Enow Ako, Mbanwei John, Mbelle Franklin Etonge and Charlette Nkwa Mbiaya.
At press time THE SUN gathered that the case of Yvonne Ayamba Ayuk, a worker with a Non Governmental Organisation, Rising Hope Foundation for Change, RHFC, charged for bringing hope, happiness and smiles to the least privileged youths, orphans, Internally Displaced persons, street children, girl child and physically challenged individuals affected by the ongoing armed conflict, has been described as pure witch-hunting. In the line of duties, reports say Ayamba is a victim of circumstances amidst the crisis and declared wanted targeted by the military.
She is reported to have been molested blindfolded, handcuffed by a mixed patrol of security operatives at Banso Quarters in Mamfe, Manu Division of the South West Regin and detained on grounds that she is a frontline of the Anglophone struggle.
Sources say despite her release, she was still determined in her function and the military saw it as a challenge and took upon themselves to puncture all her moves on behalf of RHFC, especially unearthing the atrocities of the military in Manyu Division where she worked. The military arrested and placed her under degrading inhumane detention condition until she miraculously escaped from detention to an unknown destination. Family sources say her whereabouts remains cloudy since January 2024, leaving them traumatized, especially with the brutal killing of her cousin by the military.
The government crackdown on alleged Anglophone activists and politicians more especially youths has since intensified with arbitrary arrests, detention, and torture and extra-judicial killings becoming the new normal, human rights groups have said.
Government forces have engaged in extrajudicial killings, random looting, shooting, torture, molestation using disproportionate and discriminating force, abusing and arresting protesters, burning more than 300 villages, 600 houses, displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians, attacking hospitals beating and raping women and girls. The inhumane treatment meted on innocent civilians amidst the crisis is alarming and the international bodies have been called upon to intervene and mount pressure on the government to solve the situation and assist all those who have escaped the armed conflict.
With the armed conflictstill rages on and many more killings by the military and separatist fighters are still been documented by rights organisations, the government has launched a man hunt for those alleged to be fanning the crisis both at home and. abroad. Terrorism charges hang on them if arrested as they have been declared wanted.