Non state armed separatist in Bamessing, Ngokentunjia Division of the North West Region of Cameroon have apprehended parents of some state forces in retaliation for the arrest of 4 locals.
Addressing a message seeking help from the fon of Bamessing who is on asylum in Douala, the amba fighters recently in a 5 minutes 34 seconds video made their declarations in pidgin English. “We have caught the parents of some of those in the military and other state forces.”
The spokesperson having on a gun emphasized that what ever is demanded for the release of the arrested will be doubled to release those now in amba captivity. These being the fons mother and eldest son, two older males and four other women.
They called for the immediate release of those arrested else the family houses of those in state force will be razed and those abducted, killed. Going by the plea of the captive fons eldest son who identified himself as Blaise, state forces had earlier taken a woman and three men.
Local administrative authorities are yet to respond to the demands of the separatist fighters. Panic continuous to hover over the chiefdom of Bamessing barely days to the National Youth day.