Accomplices or victims of circumstance, the fate of mobile money kiosks operators in terrorism sponsorship

By Lusy Lima Armed groups operating in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon finance their activities through several means including kidnap and demand for ransom, forced taxation, extortion,  voluntary contributions and sponsorship both from the diaspora and from within the country. Because most armed groups operate in hiding and keep their hideouts secret, those who engage in kidnap and demand for ransom use mobile money as a means of receiving money from their victims. Relations of kidnapped people thus have to locate the nearest mobile money kiosk each time their loved one is kidnapped to pay the…