You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Ashu Prisley Ojong, mayor of Mamfe, around 500 km (300 miles) from the capital in the southwest of the country, was killed when his convoy came under … 32-year old Robertson Tabenchong Ashu was elected Tuesday June 30 during a council session at the Mamfe Council. Cameroon: ART Board Chair, Justin Diffo requests Bodyguard
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This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Mayor of Mamfe, Ashu Prisley Ojong, killed in the Anglophone region facing rebellion since 2016. Separatists in the English-speaking southwest region of Cameroon have killed a local mayor in an ambush in which two soldiers were also wounded, the region’s governor has said. by Newsletter With the Daily Newsletter, find the headlines directly in your mailbox 10.05.2020 at 16h13 Players protest against ‘self-interest’ in Cricket South Africa The Mayor of Mamfe, a locality in Manyu Division, South West Region of Cameroon was on Sunday, May 10 brutally shot to death by armed men, sources said. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars…Cameroon: Pioneer Indian High Commissioner speaks on state of bilateral ties between both countriesJournalists Confront SW Governor on journalist Wazizi’s disappearanceBishop Michael Bibi promises new dawn at Buea DioceseSubscribe to Journal du Cameroun newsletter and receive all news stories free of chargeCopyright © 2008 - 2020 Journalducameroun.com - All rigthts reserved This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Mayor Pricely Ojong, Ashu was shot and killed around his native Eshobi, some 8 kilometres away from Mamfe where he was visiting for outreach activities.Though circumstances surrounding his death are not clear, some sources say, his convoy was attacked as he was heading to the village to donate items in the fight against COVID-19.However, sources close to the family say, he was heading to the village, supposedly to receive Ambazonia separatist fighters who had dropped their weapons before he was brutally murdered while the soldiers who were accompanying him were injured.Armd separatist fighter in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon have declared a open war to local elected authorites who took in the Februar 9 Legislative and Municipal elections, describing them as ‘traitors’.In March, half a dozen councillors of Oku, Bui Division in the North West Region were ambushed by separatist fighter while another local elected official of th Nwa Council was killed.Over two weeks ago, soldiers successfully rescued the newly elected Mayor of Mbengwi, Momo Division, who had spent weeks in captivity.The upsurge of violence in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions follows an announcement by the government to begin a plan to reconstruct these regions ravaged by over three years of fighting. Breaking News: Amba Boys shoot and kill Mayor of Mamfe. Ojong is one of the first senior elected official to be killed in the conflict between Cameroon’s army and English-speaking militias.
Reporting by Josiane Kouagheu; Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Alex Richardson
A senior military officer in the region, who requested anonymity, told Reuters that two soldiers were wounded in the attack. Ashu Priestley Ojong, mayor of Mamfe, approximately 500km (300 miles) from the capital Yaounde, was killed by the “terrorist secessionists” on May 10 in the morning, Bernard Okalia Bilai said in a statement on May 11.
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