Part of the palace of Chief Ewome Eko John, popularly known as Moja Moja of Bwassa village, has been burnt.
The palace was set on fire at about 2 am breaking Monday, July 15, 2024.
Chief Moja Moja, the notorious traditional ruler who is also an element of Cameroon’s armed forces, was absent. He is reportedly under detention.
The fire was contained following the early intervention of the youths of the village.
An amateur video obtained by MMI showed a note that the separatists reportedly left behind. They also posted on the main door into the palace, what appeared to be an Ambazonia flag.
“This is what happened with the palace of Bwassa in the night breaking this Monday,” a male voice could be heard commenting in the amateur video.
It continued: “If not for the early intervention of some youths who were around, the whole palace would have been in flames.”
The video shows a bedroom reduced to ashes with its furniture, including the bed.
The assailants are said to have broken into the palace with a hammer before setting fire to the room.
A note that was scribbled and posted left at the entrance of the palace warned villagers who opposed the Ambazonia independence project.
The warning note carried the name of the self-proclaimed separatist General, Sagat.
The chief of Bwassa village, Ewome John aka Moja Moja, had waged a propaganda war against separatist fighters across Fako Division in the restive South West Region.
The man who was notorious for harassing harmless civilians and women was arrested and detained months ago after alleging that he was contacted by his superiors in the military to stage a coup d’etat.
Moja Moja made the revelation after he was demoted from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), an elite unit of the Cameroonian army, and sent to the infantry battalion of the regular army for incompetence.
