Armed-conflict in NW, SW: Alleged Anglophone activists go underground

BY SANDRA LUM The North West and South West regions of Cameroon have remained restive since the outbreak of the Anglophone crisis in 2017. Investigative findings and reports from many human rights groups and non-governmental organisations have condemned extrajudicial killings by mostly the military on civilians including children and pregnant women, and the burning of houses. Most of the alleged activists are victims of harassment, torture, molestation and intimidation from both the military operatives and separatist fights. The Government has, for over five years now, been battling to arrest the situation, but tensions continue to intensify with civilian population in…