Unrest in NW, SW: Another week of Killings, kidnappings, burnings

By ELAH GEOFREY MBONGALE The escalating crisis in the North West and South West regions of the country has shifted gears over the weekend with unending episodes of gun battles between gunmen believed to be separatist fighters and the military on multiple fronts. These clashes were accentuated by brutal killings, lootings, burning of civilian homes as well as abductions. Civilians have been caught in the crossfire leading to untold suffering. Many are now internally displaced and have left their communities for the (dis)comfort of the bushes. Munyenge and Bafia, both localities under Muyuka sub-division in Fako witnessed serious clashes over…