Many flee as armed conflict in North West, South West escalates

BY CYNTHIA AKUM Many denizens of the North West and South West regions are fleeing as the crisis that has spiraled into an armed conflict rages on. As the gun battles between the military and separatist fighters persist, many people in some of the localities where the fighting is taking place have fled into the forest for fear of being caught within the cross-fire. Meanwhile, as the tension in the two restive regions rages on, government has embarked on a mission to fish out sympathisers and activists of the Anglophone cause. Sources say the arrested activists are being tortured and…