Military kills separatist fighter in Bamenda, abandons corpse

A corpse has been removed at Mundi Junction along New Road in Nkwen.

The corpse is yet to be identified by residents of the neighborhood. The locals say they were not at peace with the corpse lying there since it was discovered on Tuesday morning.

Onlookers suspect the corpse is that of a separatist fighter. Charms that were seen around the waist of the corpse link it to charms used by amba fighters.

Obscure versions on the origin of the corpse have emerged from residents of the New Road area.

Eyewitness claims the dead man was pulled out of a game house at Banja Street and killed and dumped at Mundi Junction, another version claims it was a gun battle between separatists and the military which left one of the separatist fighters death

Another version says separatist fighters were on a failed kidnap attempt which got them returning with gun firing before they were taken unawares by the military, killing one of them.

Sleepless nights for Bamenda denizens

The protracted Anglophone crisis dragging on for five years now has brought a hard one for Bamenda denizens who are already overburden with the presence of IDPs, a hard one to bare. Many have complained they now sleep with an eye opened due to fear of the unknown and sporadic gunshots at night.

Sleeping patterns of Bamenda City dwellers have changed with some people barely sleeping 3-4 hours per night.

Kidnapping in Bamenda on the rise

Gunmen have continued to abduct city dwellers on a daily basis for ransom.

Kidnapping which first occured on February 11, 2018 with the kidnap and murder of Divisional Officer for Batibo Subdivision, is now rampant and penetrating the heart of Bamenda.