The President of Cameroon Paul Biya has told citizens of his country that he would ensure that attacks by separatists in the English-speaking regions of the country are brought to an end.
Paul Biya has described those behind the attacks as “a band of terrorists”.
In a national broadcast on radio he said “I learned with emotion of the murder of four Cameroonian soldiers and two policemen in the south-west of our country.”
“I think that things are now clear to everyone. Cameroon is the victim of repeated attacks by a band of terrorists claiming to be part of a secessionist movement.
Faced with these attacks of aggression, I assure the Cameroonian people that all measures are being taken to end these criminals’ ability to do harm,” Paul Biya further said.
AFP is reporting that the government has imposed night-time curfews, restrictions on movement, raids and body searches in the English-speaking areas of western Cameroon.
There have been agitations from the people of Cameroon’s English speaking region who have accused the Francophone majority of discrimination.
Their concerns ranges from not getting jobs opportunities and having legal systems in French language imposed on them.
Those claims have been rejected by the government. There has been a crackdown on such dissents as well in the past months with hundreds arrested just over the past four months.
Cameroon was colonised by Germany but was split into British and French areas after World War One.
Source: Africafeeds.com
