Many SCNC activists still in detention after October 1 arrests, killings

By Simon Ndive Kalla Many activists of the Southern Cameroons National Council, SCNC, and supporters of other pro-independence movements are still in detention following widespread arrests and killings in the North West and South West regions as thousands thronged the streets on October 1, 2017 to proclaim what they termed the independence of Southern Cameroons which they now call Ambazonia. The long-lingering Anglophone crisis took a turn for the worst last week when activists operating under the aegis of the Southern Cameroons Ambazonia Governing Council called for public demonstrations. The mass protests were scheduled to culminate in celebrations on October…