More than 30 die in ethnic violence in Cameroon
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Published: 05:06 PM,Jun 27,2022 | EDITED : 08:06 PM,Jun 27,2022
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More than 30 villagers, including women and children, have been killed in an ethnic-related attack in western Cameroon, local sources said. The massacre unfolded over the weekend at Bakinjaw near the Nigerian border, said Reverend Fonki Samuel Forba, the spokesman of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon.
His account was confirmed by an NGO and a military source. The attack was rooted in a land dispute between the Oliti and Messaga Ekol ethnic groups, Forba said in a statement. "The Oliti people attacked and killed some Messaga Ekol people on their farms on April 29, 2022 and the Messaga Ekol people retaliated'', he said. "The Oliti people then mobilised and got the backup of hired armed men and launched... very violent, inhuman and destructive attacks on the Messaga Ekol people. — AFP
His account was confirmed by an NGO and a military source. The attack was rooted in a land dispute between the Oliti and Messaga Ekol ethnic groups, Forba said in a statement. "The Oliti people attacked and killed some Messaga Ekol people on their farms on April 29, 2022 and the Messaga Ekol people retaliated'', he said. "The Oliti people then mobilised and got the backup of hired armed men and launched... very violent, inhuman and destructive attacks on the Messaga Ekol people. — AFP