Anglophone crisis in Cameroon: Bomb explosion injures civilians in Buea
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On 12 December 2021, there was an explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device in Clerks Quarters, a locality in Buea, the South West Region of Cameroon. The explosion reportedly injures several civilians and some were taken to the Buea Regional.
As reported by a Cameroonian based Human Rights body, the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa, “An armed separatist group operating in Buea known as ‘Buea Ghost Fighters’ has claimed responsibility for the attack.” This unfortunate incident happened at the Buea Trade Fair during an event
It is worthy to note that in the last quarter of this year, there have been numerous attacks in the Fako Sub Division of the South West Region. The recent attack at the Buea Trade Fair Centre, which happened in the South-West Region of Cameroon, comes following a series of attacks against civilians in the city of Buea, for which the Buea Ghost Fighters have been claiming responsibility
On November 10, 2021, there was an IED explosion in the University of Buea, on November 1, 2021, an improvised explosive device was detonated in a taxi in Molyko, allegedly dropped by separatist fighters, targeting the driver for violating the sit at home ghost town every Monday. The continued attacks especially against civilians by the state and non-state armed groups have increased insecurity in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon.
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These attacks have been concurrent as on November 11, 2021, the Buea Ghost Fighters attacked and burned a truck belonging to HYSACAM, a waste disposal company in Buea, claiming responsibility for the attack in a video circulating on social media in which they also announced their presence in the city of Buea. One of them could be heard saying “they said we are not in Buea, here we are in Buea…this is the highway…” The Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa said in their report.
Berinyuy Cajetan is the founder and publisher of Human Rights and Legal Research Centre (HRLRC) since 2017. He has intensive experience in strategic communications for Civil Society Organizations, campaign and advocacy, and social issues. He has an intensive experiencing in human rights monitoring, documentation and reporting.
