Armed conflict in NW, SW: Many flee as gov’t steps up manhunt for separatist collaborators, sympathisers

By Cynthia Bih As the crisis 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, collaborators or sympathisers to the Anglophone cause. Family members and friends of separatist leaders and fighters are also being arrested and detained, including those who have had anything to do with separatist fighters or have come in contact with hem. In this light, defence and security forces have been indiscriminately arresting such persons. Sources say the arrested persons are being detained under deplorable…