Armed conflict in NW, SW: Many flee as gov’t steps up clampdown on suspected separatists, sympathisers

BY  LUSY LIMA As the crisis that has been rocking the North West and South West regions, which has spiraled into an armed conflict, rages on, the government has stepped up its crackdown on all those suspected to be activists or sympathisers to the Anglophone cause. In this light, security operatives have been indiscriminately arresting Anglophone activists and suspected activists. This has caused many of them to flee into hiding and the whereabouts of many is not known. Sources say those arrested are being tortured and detained under horrendous and inhuman conditions. Some have reportedly died in detention. One of…