INVESTIGATION: The Self-Defense Declaration by the Ambazonia Defense Council (ADC). How serious is it?
The Southern Cameroons Crisis that started in October 2016 as a mere Lawyers and Teachers strike against the assimilative tendencies of LRC, has gradually over a period of 9 months metamorphosed into a strong Nationalist Movement that will surely define the political stability or fragility of the Cameroons in the coming months. The movement is being galvanized by determined Southern Cameroonians both in the mainland and the diaspora, with the sole aim of restoring the stolen independence of Southern Cameroons by La Republic du Cameroon after the botched Foumban Conference of 17-21 July 1961.
The leadership of the revolution has also transformed from one stage to the other, and at each stage, the protagonists have maintained that the struggle is ordained by GOD and the weapon to bring down Yaoundé is non-violent resistance. Although Southern Cameroonians have all along maintained this non-violent position through peaceful street protests, Ghost towns and schools boycotts; the response from the colonial regime has however been characterized by illegal mass arrests and imprisonment, brutal beating, maiming and killings of unarmed Southern Cameroonians.
While all necessary stakeholders- national and international, have called on the Biya regime to engage the People of Southern Cameroons in a genuine and frank dialogue, the regime seemed to have no genuine intentions of such, as her only master weapons in the last 9 months have been money, intimidation, propaganda, and forceful/brutal crackdown. This has prompted many Southern Cameroonians to question the leadership of the struggle whether Southern Cameroonians do not have the right under international conventions to defend themselves from such barbaric treatments. There is therefore no doubt as to the fact that a good number Southern Cameroonians have been radicalized, with different groups coming up to claim responsibility for arson attacks aimed at venting their anger against the regime and sending a message to supposed traitors of the revolution; while others call for guerrilla tactics on occupier forces of LRC as self-defense measures.
One of such self-defense groups is the Ambazonia Defense Council (ADC), the defense wing of the Ambazonia Governing Council led by its rhetoric leader, Ayaba Cho Lucas. The group in the last months had sent out a lot of military propaganda and raised funds for self-defense actions; but no action in the mainland has been associated to them so far. However, the Defense Council, through its chairman Benedict, N. Kuah, signed a Declaration of Self-Defense (war) on the 9th September, 2017, in which it officially launched a ground offensive against the brutal and repressive occupier forces of LRC. As the declaration continue to raise questions about its truthfulness or practicability among many Southern Cameroonians- both pro and anti-restorationists, BaretaNews investigators decided to carry out a ground investigation on Sunday to ascertain the seriousness of the ADC.
Our investigator posed as a potential “Amba warrior” willing to defend homeland and opened up private discussions with some Southern Cameroonians on social media platforms, who have been very vocal on the need for a self-defense force on the ground. Our investigation showed some evidence of the presence of such a force within the territory of the Cameroons, even though the information could not be fully authenticated. One of the “commanders” even had an audio conversation with our investigator to confirm his identity as a true “Amba warrior” which is just the first stage of the recruitment process before further instructions are given on how to successfully locate any regiment of the force within the Cameroons and be integrated. The investigation however ended at the first stage considering that our reporter promised to join the force but later on after putting somethings together.
Meanwhile, the activities of the occupier forces in the territory of Southern Cameroons continue to indicate that the days and weeks ahead may not be palatable for Southern Cameroonians. There are military campaigns currently going on in major cities, notable Bamenda and Buea, in preparation for an eventual war against the citizens of Southern Cameroons. There was increased deployment of combat-ready troops on Saturday, 9th September to Southern Cameroons. Family members of LRC’s military personnel resident in Southern Cameroons are increasingly moving into LRC, thereby raising the fears among Southern Cameroonians of an uncertainty. If we consider the genocide alert to the UN and the international community issued by Hon. Joseph Wirba and the Vice Chair of the Governing Council, Deacon Tassang Wilfred last weekend, then there is every reason to conclude that something is boiling which the people are not yet aware of.
Unfortunately, Principals and the managements of some denominational and government schools have been calling on parents to bring their children to school, a few of which have abided and have taken their children to the boarded houses. We at BaretaNews want to use this opportunity to remind our parents back home that they are wasting their time and monies. There is enough physical evidence to show that the days and weeks ahead shall be very tense. Parents should take their responsibilities and keep their children home so as to avoid them being caught in confusion in case of an escalation of the mainland.
By Agbor James
Political News Analyst
BaretaNews Buea Correspondent
9 comments
I hope this is real. An eye for an eye, Blood for Blood.
We must also attack them in their own homeland LRC the moment they attack us.
As you beat such drums, only remember, it is 2 against 10 regions and also remember that these 2 regions have more sojourners scattered all over the the ten francophone regions than the 10 has in the Anglo. zones. Stop all these senseless campaign of begging for more lives to waste. If you are courageous enough, go to the streets and meet the brutal millitary and engage your show of force there alone. The then consortium team requested for a seat down strike but violence advocates chose to take it to the streets with stones and confronted well equipped forces ending up in their demise, a number of them. Here we are again beating drums to push our youths to the fronts with stones in the name of fighting for independence. Where is the wisdom here? I am not for LA Republic and will not side with the brutal policies of their schemes. But I believe the number of nations that have got a bloodless independece across the world is countless. When we say bloodless, I mean a state where no official war was engaged between forces. Yet independence was secured. This too can happen here.
I only aired my proposal and have asked for no violent speech from no body as I have seen people do against some freethinking people with positive proposals ever since. After all, what sense is there when you silence every member of your citizens in brutal intimidation and remain the only on talking?
We owe it to ourselves to learn to act and talk less. Biya and his criminal syndicate are busy moving troops around, abducting, killing and burring Southern Cameroonians in unmarked graves at the chagrin of all. They do these things without saying a word and no one is asking for proves.
Yet some of us have taken it upon ourselves to be these omnipotent individuals to whom whatever our leaders do, they have to show proof of their action. This is really despicable. Why not just ask for the blue print of everything. This is to let us know that there are a lot of doubting Thomas’s within our ranks who risk compromising what we have already achieved.
ADC go ahead and make our day and let the chips fall where they may. God bless His Excellency Ayuk and SCACUF, God Bless Ebenezer Akwanga, God Bless Ayaba Cho, God bless Mola Njoh Litumbe, God bless Hon Wirba, God bless Pa Nfor Ngalla, God bless Barrister Balla, Dr. Fontem, Ayah Paul, Mancho Bibixy and Mark Bareta. You and others not mentioned really make us proud.
The army of the oppressor will never feel safe again in our territory. They shall be careful not to walk alone along the road. They shall be careful where and what to eat. They will pay the price of their presidents stupidity.
Let’s hope France does not step in. It is not La Republique du Cameroun that Southern Cameroons fights against: rather, it’s France. It is really they who stand to lose and who have stopped us LRC from doing anything better than it’s done.
If Ghandi and Mandela won their battles without firing shots, we can do this legally and do it better. Yde wants to hear that we have a force and they will put all they have to destroy it. And especially now, before the September 22 meeting in New York at the UN, the Cameroon Gov’t will be happy to report that they now have military occupiers on their land. We can not win in a military offensive. We can win in a legal offensive – and we’ve not yet started that properly. People – read up on your history: France and LRC will be ruthless.
Non vilence for Ghandi Yes, but for Mandela No. South African ANC had a military wing that stormed the Apartheid regime to cause the fright and eventual intervention of the international community.
Foolish niggers, they can even kill cockroaches in their kitchen, now you wanna go to war. You must be out of your mind. Cameroon will give you this war that you so wish, and please be prepared on how to live in refugee camp in Nigeria.That’s right
Molle: You are a francophone (bamileke, basa, douala, beti, hausa, bertoua) immigrant in our midst. Why don’t you go give your feedback to crtv? War is the answer and that is why I pay my citizenship levy. God bless Chairment Kuah also. You think it is only Ambazonians whose blood can bleed. Foreigner: Wait and see!
We should be very careful so that larepublique dooes not carry these acts themselves and point the finger at us.
ONLY our special agents should handle this task, keeping in mind diplomatic ramifications. Here is what I suggest that every other Southern Cameroonian can do right now. Soft diplomatic pressure to get larepublque citizens to wake them from their stupid coma. PRINT T-SHIRTS AND BANNERS with the following: “Enemis dans la maison” “BIafrain” Anglofool”. Then show them their miseries: “The train wreck in Ebolowa” ” The murder of the Priest” “BAC CHAD” “The woman who died in the hallway of la quintini hospital with twins” “KALEZ KALEZ under Ahidjo” “The posh conditions in kondegue of his cronies” “BENKSINNERS with university degrees” ” Ghastly ACCIDENTS on horrible roads” ” Officials openly receiving bribes” etc. Please, some one add more or suggest how we print these shirts and banners.France is the major player, we must be very careful. Geographically we are not like SOUTH Sudan or South Africa, they had countries all around them, where they could retreat regroup and plan. We only have Nigeria or the Atlantic.. I don’t trust Nigeria, they will sell us out, they have french busunesses. Let no hot heads derail our succeses. We need major players to start a war, which could be problematic in the future. Let’s wait for the UN. In the mean time, let’s deal la republique more fatal wounds like GHOST TOWNS: NO SCHOOLS: NO TAXES: NO FOOD EXPORTS TO larepublique: ENCOURAGE those francophones who genuinely support us: BROADCAST in FRENCH TO them how their lives are miserable.: NOT ALL beti, etun, ewondo, bulu, douala, nordist are benefitting from the looting: THEY ARE TRAUMATIZED AND SCARED: ENCOURAGE THEM TO STAND UP AND FIGHT: This will make the biya Mafia crumble from all fronts (politically, diplomatically and financially without firing a bullet.France does not have to be our enemy, she is also looking to feed her people. Let’s talk to them and let them know it will be in their best interest to do business with a more educated, rich and educated Southern Cameroon.