Chris Anu, Communication Secretary of the Separatist Movement for the Restoration of the Independence of Southern Cameroons also known as Ambazonia, Has declared an “Indefinite Lockdown” to commence three weeks from the day of his statement.
From the United States of America where he is resident, the defiant activist used the social media platform as usual, Sunday 6th October to drive his message through to his millions of followers. Chris Anu says, “Tough and provocative Circumstances demand tough actions”.
According to him, the Major National Dialogue that held in Yaoundé to solve their problems but left them out, was provocative. He calls it a charade Dialogue and regrets the fact that it rather resulted to the release of Maurice Kamto of CRM Party, and not Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and their leaders arrested and jailed in Yaoundé since January 2018.
Further speaking, Anu remains angered that the Dialogue rather ended with Anglophones given a” Special Status” as subjugated and assimilated second class citizens and his movement won’t accept that in the Union with French Cameroon like they didn’t do before independence with Nigeria. He says.
“We are giving French Cameroon authorities 3 weeks, just 3 weeks to put their heads together and free all Ambazonian detainees in their custody unconditionally just as they did to the political Prisoners in Short notice…If not, the interim Government shall declare an indefinite total shutdown of the territory called Ambazonia. All borders with French Cameroon shall be completely shutdown”
Chris Anu says, while the Dialogue was on in Yaoundé, many more people were being massacred in Anglophone Cameroon and over the weekend. Farmers in Lebialem, the southwest region were pulled out and shot meanwhile in Bali Nyonga- Northwest and capital city Bamenda, more military perpetuated killings were carried out.
The declaration of The Ambazonian Diaspora leaders has landed again a big surprise on citizens of Anglophone Cameroon who are yet to recover from numerous and spontaneous Lock downs, ghost towns, and shutdowns announced to show frustration of the Regime of President Biya in solving the Anglophone Crisis. Whenever it happens, many Anglophones troop into French Cameroon for safety.
Locking down the entire Anglophone Cameroon territory Indefinitely will definitely be a fast way of strangulating one’s own people, many opinions hold.
However, hopes are high for a possible reverse of that decision before another chaos broke out like was the case of early September “Back to School” lockdown. Should it be maintained, it might be the worst moment since the start of the armed conflict because those days are usually characterized by fierce killings by both belligerents.
Note however should be on the fact that, President Paul Biya last week ordered the Discontinuance and freedom of 333 Anglophone detainees in jails across the country in a peace effort. Many also see more actions in the days ahead with the release of the Ambazonian Separatist leaders.
For now, fear, insecurity, looting, kidnaps, high crime wave and more killings are still the order of the day in the Anglophone Part of Cameroon
