Separatist Gunfire Erupts in Buea, One Dead, Two Injured

Update: Tragically, MMI has confirmed that one of the injured victims succumbed to his wounds. The deceased, Awa Deudonne Fon, known fondly as Dieu, was reportedly married only two months ago on Mulang Street 3 in Bamenda. He leaves behind a young widow to mourn him.

At least two people are reported to have been injured in a gun shooting orchestrated by separatist fighters around Mile 15, Buea, along National Road Number 8. Among the injured were a woman and a man.

Reports say the incident happened around 4 a.m. this Monday, June 17, 2024.

Locals around the areas engulfed by the gun shooting said the attackers identified themselves as the Mountain Lions of Fako, an armed separatist group that has previously launched attacks in Buea and Tiko.

The separatists, according to locals, said they came to reinforce Monday ghost town, a phenomenon imposed on the English-speaking Regions in 2017 by separatists.

The day has been reluctantly respected by residents, who are forced to close their shops and schools, ground transportation activities, festivities and stay at home.

While separatists have orchestrated several attacks on civilians in Buea and its environs under the pretext of enforcing ghost town, today’s attack is the first time in several months that gunshots were being heard in the city.

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