Hamidou Bakari was brutally murdered and his son was kidnapped by suspected Ambazonia separatist fighters in Ntumbaw, a village in Ndu, Donga Mantung division of the restive North West region.
Family sources confirmed the news to MMI, revealing that Bakari’s son was taken by the armed men. The incident occurred on Thursday, July 4, 2024, “at around 2:00am.”
“Last week, Amba boys killed my brother and took his son away,” a family member who wished to remain anonymous told MMI.
The whereabouts of the abducted boy remain unknown, and no demands have been made. According to the source, “Right now he is still with them.”
Although no group has publicly claimed responsibility for the act, locals believe the perpetrators were separatist Ambazonia fighters.
Civilians have increasingly become targets in the eight-year conflict in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions, where armed militants are fighting to create an independent state they call Ambazonia.
Despite numerous calls for an independent investigation into the killings and destruction in these regions, the authorities have largely ignored these demands, allowing atrocities to continue unchecked.
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