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Twenty-four civilians were killed and about 60 others wounded, on Sunday, at the hands of armed separatists in the southwest of the country Cameroon English-speaking people, where a bloody conflict is taking place, the mayor of the area told AFP.
Equal Martin said that the separatists "On Sunday, they attacked the second village of Oboni, with firearms"560 km northwest Yaoundenear the border with Nigeria, and"The toll was 24 dead and at least 62 wounded".
Martin added: "The separatists wanted the residents to pay them money every month, but they refused and that is why they attacked them".
A member of the local administration, who requested anonymity, confirmed the attack and reported that at least 15 civilians were killed.
In the northwest and southwest of Cameroon is inhabited by an English-speaking minority, and some residents feel alienated from the French-speaking majority in the country ruled by President Paul Biya, 89, with an iron fist for nearly 40 years.
Since 2017, there has been a bloody conflict between separatist groups and the army, with civilians often being victims.
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Twenty-four civilians were killed and about 60 others wounded, on Sunday, at the hands of armed separatists in the southwest of the country Cameroon English-speaking people, where a bloody conflict is taking place, the mayor of the area told AFP.
Equal Martin said the separatists “attacked with gunfire on Sunday the village of Oboni al-Thani”, 560 km northwest. Yaoundenear the border with Nigeria, and “the toll is 24 dead and at least 62 wounded.”
“The separatists wanted the residents to pay them money every month, but they refused and that’s why they attacked them,” Martin added.
A member of the local administration, who requested anonymity, confirmed the attack and reported that at least 15 civilians were killed.
In the northwest and southwest of Cameroon is inhabited by an English-speaking minority, and some residents feel alienated from the French-speaking majority in the country ruled by President Paul Biya, 89, with an iron fist for nearly 40 years.
Since 2017, there has been a bloody conflict between separatist groups and the army, with civilians often being victims.