Ambazonians forced out of their homes by the brutality of La Republique du Cameroun (LRC), and now seeking refuge in Nigeria, have rejected a planned humanitarian assistance visit to their refugee camps by the LRC government.
In a two-paged strongly worded letter addressed to the Nigeria Resident Representative of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the Ambazonians say refugees and asylum seekers in Nigeria, would never trust the Yaoundé regime.
According to the letter dated June 29 2018, and signed by eleven representatives of the refugees, the Ambazonians blame the Biya government for putting them into such deterrent position, yet, they have done nothing to avert the situation. They stated clear in the letter that they would not accept anything from LRC.
“We wish to use your respectable office to inform the government of Cameroun headed by Mr. Biya, that the problem of the refugee and asylum seekers in Nigeria is not food/ humanitarian aid. Though we may be hungry, we the refugees and asylum seekers will not accept any visit, aid or foodstuffs considered by us to be poisonous, from the Yaoundé regime,” the letter read in part.
Lamenting on the fact that Paul Biya of LRC initiated a war against Ambazonians and has since been killing innocent citizens, the international community has maintained a suspicious silence. They used the opportunity to call on the international community to mount huge pressure on Biya and his cohorts, so that the continuous raining of Ambazonia with blood, shall end.
“The war declared by President Biya of Cameroun on 30th November 2017 on the Southern Cameroons and its people is still on very high gear. As we write, more than sixty villages have been razed by soldiers and the burning of other property is still ongoing. There are currently rampant and indiscriminate arrests/ kidnap/ abduction of our compatriots, extortion, rape, targeted killings, outrage massacre of innocent civilians and it is on the increase. We are writing to you at a time when thousands have been killed by Cameroun soldiers, more than 200, 000 have been internally displaced and more than 20, 000 Southern Cameroonians are being forced every day to flee and seek refuge in Nigeria and elsewhere,” they added.
They went ahead to say that, “If the government of Mr. Biya insists to pay any such visit to the refugee camps, we would have a strong feeling the UNHCR is in a conspiracy with Nigeria and Cameroun to violate our rights not to accept to be visited. We cannot predict what would be the immediate reaction of the thousands of refugees who just want to return to their country.”
The refugees urge the international community to come to their aid. They request more pressure be mounted on LRC, for a number of reasons.
“The Yaoundé government must first declare an end to the war it started on the people of the Southern Cameroons; Unconditional Release of all Southern Cameroonians and pro-independence activists, from prison/ detention cells in Yaoundé and other cities/ towns; Withdrawal of all government forces/ demilitarizes the Southern Cameroons; Proceed to accept negotiations to end the war declared on us and our people in the presence of the UN, AU and other parties on neutral grounds, and Grant amnesty to those on exile,” They expatiated.
The Ambazonian refugees also urged the UN to protect them from forceful repatriation by the Nigerian government, on grounds of complying to LRC’s demand.
Read entire letter below:
SC REFUGEES IN NIGERIA REJECT FRENCH CAMEROON’S HUMANITARIAN AID
By Lucas Muma,
Managing Editor – BaretaNews
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WARNING WARNING
BE CAREFULL ; LEAVE US IN PEACE ; OURS FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING IN NIGERIA AS REFUGEES. LRC WANT TO ASSIST THEM ; YOU SIT IN ABROAD WITH YOURS OWNS FAMILIES ENJOY LIFE BUT CALL THOSE STUPIDS REPRESENTATIVES ; PROMISED TO THEM MONEYS AND POSITIONS AFTER FIGHT.
AROUND 8/10 OF THEM ACCEPT LRC ASSISTANCE BUT SOME BETRAYERS WROTE IG MEMBERS NOW THEY PROMISED IF THEY ACCEPT IT THEY WILL KILL THEIRS FAMILIES. THE LETTER CAME FROM ABROAD NOT FROM NIGERIA. PLEASE HAVE MERCY FOR THE POORS FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE AMBAZONIA IS NOT POSSIBLE BUT FEDERALISM/REGIONALISM MUST BE REAL AND FASTLY.
STOP MANIPULATION ; INTIMIDATION ; FUSTRATION AND KILLING
VERY SAD THIS MORNING …
I AM FROM SW AND CAMEROONIAN
They may want the assistance but there’s need to call off the declared war.
Information leaked that government intends to poison everything with slow poison.note that nobody trust this government now.
Besides, what’s the essences of giving me help rather than simply ending the war so I return home and work for myself.
This government has proven time and again that it is not trustworthy, in fact being grounded on lies, they can do anything at anytime and still look innocent to the rest of the world.
If the letter came from abroad or from wherever, there were rumors right from Cameroon of a possible bad intention on the side of the giver. But those that are thomases should consider the offer.
Bamenda boy shithead biyas bastard, why don’t you take your dumb ass comments to your people, francafrique slaves. biya BUTCHER of Ambazonia.
Biya, Tchiroma and Atanga Nji Paul have now proven that they are Hippocrates. Do not accept anything from them whether food or money etc etc etc. They are doing everything to kill all anglophones for no crimes committed. They hate us because we always speak the truth while they are always out to tell lies and soak blood. They shall regret for declaring War against the anglophones. All the curses that we vomit out for seeing our people killed, tortured, displaced, and their houses burnt, must affect them with their soldiers. GOD bless us the anglophones and the francophones, who don’t like what Biya and his government have done.
He who by now cannot understand that these Beti/Bulu/Ewondo criminals have been cursed should better go get their brain evaluated. Who do they think that we are?
To see the level of criminality that they have visited upon Ambazonians and then make an about face about wanting to be hospitable smacks of absolute levity. Any Ambazonian who will accept anything from these demons should know that such actions will constitute an act of sacrilege to all our fallen heroes and a slap in the face of the suffering masses in the bushes as well as those on exile. Our people deserve better and shall not be manipulated with gifts that might just be a slow poison.
@MUKONG ;@Daniel Kuma ;@Pompidou Mensah ;@Bibi Stella
I AM NOT POLITICIAN BUT I SPEAK HERE BECAUSE OURS FAMILIES ;PARENTS BROTHERS NEED HELP WHATEVER THE PROBLEM.INDEPENDENCE IS NOT POSSIBLE ; USA UK UN ABANDONED US IN THIS FIGHT ;NO REAL SUPPORT.
WHY UN USA UK NEVER CALLED US ” AMBAZONIA ‘ BUT ANGLOPHONES IN CAMEROON; WE WANT OR NOT LRC PRESIDENT FINALLY WILL WIN THIS WAR DIPLOMATICALLY BECAUSE AFTER COLLECTED HELP UN WILL FIX ONE COMMISSION TO SHARE ITS IN OUR PEOPLE.THAT IS THE INFORMATION I GOTFROM MY CONTACT.
FIGHTERS TERRORISTS ARE KILLING OURS OWNS PARENTS ;RAPING ;ABDUCTING AND REQUIRING RANSOM THAT IS OUR FIGHT
I AM FROM SW AND CAMEROONIAN
ALL THIS GUYS WHO WERE BURNING RUBBER IN MUYUKA FACTORY CDC IN VIDEO HAVE BEEN KILLED YESTERDAY 1DAY LATER ; NOT BY SOLDIERS BUT BY YOUNGS ANGLOPHONES AT VILLAGE BECAUSE THEY DONT NEED TROUBLE IN THEIR VILLAGE.
THOSE YOUNGS ARE STARTING TO UNDERSTAND NECESSITY FOR THE PEACE.
RIP FOR BANDITS
I AM FROM SW AND CAMEROONIAN
Amber agents should take that poisonous food, remove the package and sell it back to the people of LRC.
Then they can now use the money they got from selling the poisonous food and buy things! for themselves.
We should us it against them.