BY SANDRA LUM
Security forces have intensified efforts to apprehend civilians over allegations that they are siding with separatist fighters as the armed conflict rocking the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon rages on.
A recent search and arrest warrant issued by top military officials has named several civilians, including Ewane Boris Becker, who is currently on the run and accused of being a separatist fighter.
THE SUN gathered that the whereabouts of Ewane Boris Becker and many others remain unknown after they fled the city of Kumba in Meme Division of the South West Region out of fear for their lives. Their family members are now questioning whether this is score-settling, witch-hunting, or a genuine operation against so-called “Ambazonian fighters.”
Under the Cameroon Penal Code, if Ewane Boris Becker is arrested, he could face charges of acts of insurrection, hostilities against the state, and failure to report. Convictions for these offences carry sentences that include life imprisonment.
Reports say that on Saturday, June 20, 2026, soldiers of the Cameroon military raided Fiango, a neighbourhood in Kumba II Subdivision, Meme Division in the South West Region. The soldiers are reported to have arrived in armored vehicles carrying a list of wanted separatist fighters and arrest warrants.
Eyewitnesses said tension was high as the military opened fire, killing four young men: Ewane Ibwala Jules cousin to Ewane Boris Becker; Ebge Ebge Frank, Emmanuel Njome Charles, and Soppo Frank, who were all were accused of being separatist fighters, commonly referred to as “Amba” fighters.
Residents of the Fiango neighbourhood watched in shock and consternation as the bodies were left at a crossroad by the military.
What began in late 2016 as a peaceful protest by teachers and lawyers demanding respect for the Common Law legal system and the English sub system of education has evolved into one of Africa’s most devastating, yet overlooked humanitarian crises.
Nearly a decade later, thousands have been killed, hundreds of thousands displaced, and entire communities devastated.
For many residents of the North West and South West Regions, the war has become a forgotten tragedy — one in which violence has become routine, justice remains elusive, and hope for lasting peace continues to fade.
The search for Ewane Boris Becker and others has become yet another chapter in a conflict that has transformed lawyers, teachers, businessmen, innocent civilians, and ordinary activists into victims of one of Cameroon’s longest-running political and humanitarian crises.
Human rights groups say the crackdown on civilians, activists, and perceived sympathisers in the two regions has intensified, with reports of arbitrary arrests, detention, torture, and extrajudicial killings.
According to the International Crisis Group and Amnesty International, about 4,000 people have died. At least 500,000 are internally displaced, about 40,000 are refugees in neighbouring countries, and close to 700,000 children have been deprived of schooling.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, reports that about 1.3 million people in the Anglophone regions urgently need humanitarian aid.
