Monday of ghosts, bullets, mourning in NW, SW

By Atia Tilarious Azohnwi, Talla Agha Christopher and Sah Terence Heavy gunfire broke out on Monday in Buea, capital of Cameroon’s South West Region gripped by violence between Anglophone separatists and security forces for two weeks now. An apparent gun battle between security forces and separatists is believed to have originated from the Mile 17 bus station before spreading to neighbourhoods like Mile 16, Muea, Molyko, Malingo, Checkpoint, Bonduma and other areas. “Separatist fighters entered several areas of the city and started firing. The army and police have retaliated,” witnesses say. Several vehicles belonging to an agency were burned at…