No Result
View All Result
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Careers
en English
en Englishfr Français
Support Us
Mimi Mefo Info
  • Cameroon
  • Africa
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Business
  • Education
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Sport
  • Cameroon
  • Africa
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Business
  • Education
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Sport
No Result
View All Result
Mimi Mefo Info
English | Français
No Result
View All Result

Targeted for elimination by soldiers, opposition militant flees Bali for safety

Mimi Mefo Takambou by Mimi Mefo Takambou
January 21, 2020
Reading Time: 3 min
Targeted for elimination by soldiers, opposition militant flees Bali for safety
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

“Am I wrong to have a political conviction?” a North West opposition official and humanitarian worker has asked after a near death experience in the hands of Cameroon’s soldiers.

The opposition official and elite in Bali Nyonga, restive North West region of Cameroon has fled for his life after being allegedly targeted for elimination by the military.

Talking to MMI, Philip (name changed for security reasons) who lives in Bali in the North West region said he is still in the bushes following a raid on his home.

“We counted 28 military men led by a masked man wearing canvas and holding my photograph” he says.

The men, Philip explains visited a neighboring compound whose occupants argued that the house owner was not the face on the photo.

“They moved straight into my compound and to my own house, looted out bags of rice , gallons of groundnut oil, cartons of wine and soap, my boxes” he said  adding that one of the briefcases they took “had 326.000FCFA (551US dollars), money sent for humanitarian activities”.

The armed men Philip tells MMI also carried away plates, spoons, trays and food flasks packed in the store for family occasions. “… then my computer set  camera  solar set and two phones  on charge” he went on.

“After this, they set fire in all rooms, came out and set fire externally on the veranda and my father’s grave as we watched from the bush nearby” he narrated in tears.

What hurts him most Philip notes, is the fact that everything of his was set ablaze “from beds to chair to clothing and documents for me, my children and wives.

I have just one clothing on since January 17 in the bush while my sick mum is with a neighbor” he says.

“What is my crime? Am I wrong to have a political conviction? If someone brings more destitute to a family already in destitute, what reward do we expect from God?” He questioned.

Hundreds of houses including including shops have been set on fire in Bali in the last one week

“I am not connected to any armed group; I have no problems with the Cameroon military which can be considered criminal … Why am I losing my hard earned property? Am I wrong to have a political conviction?” aggrieved Philip asked in agony.

He also regrets that the raids are still ongoing in the Anglophone regions, making it hard to even start over at the moment.

Apart from basic necessities like clothing and shelter, Philip says he and his family urgently needs “civil status documents like birth certificates and marriage certificates since all were razed” as he has two more years to go on retirement.

As if it was not enough, Philip says his wife’s “business premises set up for over 5 million FCFA was also razed completely” an act he described is aimed by the military mission to render him helpless.

Like Philip, hundreds of families have in the past days been forced to flee their homes I’m the Anglophone regions following an intensification of military raids in villages. The forces of law and order have also been accused of carrying out arbitrary arrests in towns like Bamenda, with hundreds of young men jailed for no reason.

These come ahead of the February twin elections which government says will take place in a hitch free atmosphere in the restive regions.

Mimi Mefo Info

You can help support our work through the link below
Share575TweetSendShare
Previous Post

Berlin Conference: World leaders decry foreign interference in Libya

Next Post

Using the social media to enhance culture and social cohesion: SAP PAPIACK rekindles new interest in “Supapiack”of Baba I

Related Posts

Human Interest/Society

GBHS Kribi: Teachers brutalize journalist investigating “indecency”

March 4, 2021
Nigeria: Safety of Cameroonian refugees in doubts after suspected Amba boys shoot host community resident
Human Interest/Society

Nigeria: Safety of Cameroonian refugees in doubts after suspected Amba boys shoot host community resident

March 3, 2021
Human Interest/Society

Korea provides food aid worth over 163.6M to Anglophone crisis victims

March 3, 2021
Human Interest/Society

Nwa communal violence: US embassy requests impartial investigation

March 3, 2021
HUMANITAIRE

Abus sexuels d’Ebam: L’armée dément

March 3, 2021
Société

Extrême Nord: Un enseignant et un étudiant écrasés par un camion

March 3, 2021
You can help support our work via the link below

Recommended

Bui Division: Villagers chase Amba Fighters out of Kwanso

Bui Division: Villagers chase Amba Fighters out of Kwanso

20 mins ago

GBHS Kribi: Teachers brutalize journalist investigating “indecency”

2 hours ago

Cameroon takes massive step in movie making: “Fisherman’s Diary” & “THERAPY” on Netflix!

3 hours ago
National And International News Roundup – 8th January 2021

National And International News Roundup – 3rd March 2021

16 hours ago

Popular News

  • Updates: Who killed the 4 chiefs in Lebialem? The Plot thickens

    Updates: Who killed the 4 chiefs in Lebialem? The Plot thickens

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bui Division:
    Separatist faction challenges CPDM MP’s unity call, promises hell for soldiers

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Kribi: school summons students over leaked obscene footages, deviant behavior

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Paul Tasong and Christopher Anu in war of words over killing of Lebialem chiefs

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

You can help support our work via the link below

Category

  • Affairs
  • Africa
  • Afrique
  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Cameroon
  • Cameroun
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Développement
  • Economie
  • ECONOMY
  • Editor's Picks
  • Editorial
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Environnement
  • Food
  • Français
  • French
  • Gestion
  • Gouvernance
  • Health
  • Human Interest/Society
  • Human Rights
  • HUMANITAIRE
  • Insécurité
  • Interviews
  • Judiciary
  • Justice
  • Lifestyle
  • Live Update
  • MONDE
  • News
  • News Roundups
  • Opinion
  • Other
  • Politics
  • Politique
  • Religion
  • Road Safety
  • Santé
  • Science
  • Security
  • Société
  • Sport
  • Tech
  • Tourisme
  • Transport
  • Travel
  • Voyage
  • World

Important Links

  • Term of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us

Copyright © 2020 Mimi Mefo Info Ltd. - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • World
  • Business
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Lifestyle
  • Tech
  • Health
  • Food

Copyright © 2020 Mimi Mefo Info Ltd. - All Rights Reserved.

en English
en Englishfr Français
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
pixel