ethnic clash in Akwaya, Cameroon
An ethnic clash in Akwaya, Cameroon, claimed the lives of 30 people.
Akwaya-Cameroon: 30 persons killed in an ethnic-related attack in western Cameroon, sources revealed Monday.
Local sources say separatist rebels operating as hired guns worsened the conflict over land between neighboring communities in Akwaya, Cameroon’s South West region.
According to a local church and sources from the local media, the attack took place between Friday and Sunday in the village of Mesaka in the Akwaya commune, which is located on the border with Nigeria.
Akwaya-Cameroon: 30 persons killed in an ethnic-related attack
“Young men, women, children, and the old were killed,” according to the Cameroon News Agency (CNA), which reported that these people had been killed in a “inter-tribal conflict.” Some of the victims were gunned down on their way to their farms, while some were executed inside their homes and others were decapitated.
In the early morning hours of April 29, members of the Messaga Ekol tribe were ambushed and murdered while working in their crops. In later years, the Messaga Ekol tribe exacted their revenge for the murders.
An NGO made up of women activists and members of civil society in the north of Cameroon called the Women Peacebuilder’s Network released a statement on Monday stating that 32 people had been killed and that numerous houses had been lit on fire and destroyed.
