Egbekaw massacre | |
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Location | Egbekaw, Mamfe, Manyu, Southwest Cameroon |
Date | 6 November 2023 |
Attack type | Arson, mass shooting |
Deaths | 30+ |
Injured | Many |
Perpetrator | Tigers of Ambazonia |
Motive | Reprisal attack for the death of an Ambazonian separatist the day prior |
On 6 November 2023, the Tigers of Ambazonia (also called "Tigers of Manyu") carried out a massacre in Egbekaw, Mamfe, Southwest Region, Cameroon. [1] Over thirty people were killed, mostly Boki residents. [2]
Anglophone separatists say they are being discriminated against. [1] They want a separate Anglophone state which they call Ambazonia. [1] In 2016, they protested and rioted. [1] In 2017, they began an insurgency in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon. [1] On 4 October, two civilians were extrajudicially killed by the Ambazonia Defence Forces, who said that the civilians were Cameroonian spies. [3] [4]
The Boki community in Egbekaw allegedly hired Nigerian mercenaries to hunt down Ambazonian separatists, the local group being Tigers of Ambazonia, and the mercenaries killed one separatist in Egbekaw on 5 November. [2] The Tigers vowed revenge on the Boki community in Egbekaw, warning non-Boki villagers to expel Boki residents. [2]
In Egbekaw, celebrations were planned for Paul Biya's 41st anniversary ruling the country. [1] Several senior politicians of Manyu Department were expected to be in attendance.
Before dawn on 6 November 2023, the Tigers attacked Egbekaw. Residents stated that the separatists attacked the village around 4am local time, firing on sleeping villagers and torching houses. [5] At least 30 people were killed in the attack, and many more were seriously injured. [6] The Tigers also targeted specific houses where they knew Boki residents resided. [2] By the evening of 6 November many of the burnt bodies were still being counted. [2]
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Egbekaw massacre | |
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Location | Egbekaw, Mamfe, Manyu, Southwest Cameroon |
Date | 6 November 2023 |
Attack type | Arson, mass shooting |
Deaths | 30+ |
Injured | Many |
Perpetrator | Tigers of Ambazonia |
Motive | Reprisal attack for the death of an Ambazonian separatist the day prior |
On 6 November 2023, the Tigers of Ambazonia (also called "Tigers of Manyu") carried out a massacre in Egbekaw, Mamfe, Southwest Region, Cameroon. [1] Over thirty people were killed, mostly Boki residents. [2]
Anglophone separatists say they are being discriminated against. [1] They want a separate Anglophone state which they call Ambazonia. [1] In 2016, they protested and rioted. [1] In 2017, they began an insurgency in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon. [1] On 4 October, two civilians were extrajudicially killed by the Ambazonia Defence Forces, who said that the civilians were Cameroonian spies. [3] [4]
The Boki community in Egbekaw allegedly hired Nigerian mercenaries to hunt down Ambazonian separatists, the local group being Tigers of Ambazonia, and the mercenaries killed one separatist in Egbekaw on 5 November. [2] The Tigers vowed revenge on the Boki community in Egbekaw, warning non-Boki villagers to expel Boki residents. [2]
In Egbekaw, celebrations were planned for Paul Biya's 41st anniversary ruling the country. [1] Several senior politicians of Manyu Department were expected to be in attendance.
Before dawn on 6 November 2023, the Tigers attacked Egbekaw. Residents stated that the separatists attacked the village around 4am local time, firing on sleeping villagers and torching houses. [5] At least 30 people were killed in the attack, and many more were seriously injured. [6] The Tigers also targeted specific houses where they knew Boki residents resided. [2] By the evening of 6 November many of the burnt bodies were still being counted. [2]
5°45′46″N 9°18′29″E / 5.76278°N 9.30806°E