On January, 23 2021,Cameroon soldiers responded to gunshots in Meta-quarters in Bamenda, capital of Cameroon's Northwest region. The soldiers arrived the neighbourhood when the separatists who shot in the air had left. Instead, the soldiers killed two unarmed form five students and two other teenagers spotted at an uncompleted building said to be a smoking joint. Locals have refuted claims that those killed were separatists. From Andrew Nsoseka, JADE

On February 23, suspected separatist fighters in Cameroon's English speaking regions released a video, showing two women completely stripped naked, and tortured by the fighters. In the video, the women were accused of having love affairs with government soldiers, referred to by separatists as "ekelebes". The women were tortured with canes, and one of the suspected separatists could be heard, asking for pepper to rub on the women's private parts, as punishment for having affairs with soldiers. The video which is circulating on social media platforms is not the first of it's kind. By Andrew Nsoseka, JADE

Massacre des enfants dans une ecole Kumba

Douala : arrestation du journaliste Jarvis Tah Mai et de son cameraman Christian Tebong de Media Prime Time TV. Ils couvraient les marches interdites lancées par le MRC, parti politique de l’opposition.

Yaoundé : le journaliste anglophone Wazizi meurt en prison. Son décès serait survenu depuis huit mois, d’après le ministère de la défense. Les médias privés affirment qu’il serait mort des suites de torture.

The kumba case is really heart breaking. Children killed, because they went to school... How can a normal person commit such a crime? This is terrible, the animosity of man kind is ....

Yaoundé : le journaliste Polycarpe Essomba de RFI a été violenté, interpellé et détenu durant deux heures dans un commissariat, le 22 septembre 2020. Il couvrait les marches de protestation lancées par le MRC, parti politique d’opposition. Il a été par la suite libéré.

Kondengui à Yaoundé : Le Directeur de publication de climat social,  Emmanuel Mbombog Mbog Matip, inculpé par le tribunal militaire de Yaoundé. Il a été écroué à la prison centrale de Yaoundé depuis le 7 septembre 2020. Il est accusé de « propagation de fausse nouvelle par voie cybernétique »

Interpellés sans titre. Interrogatoires musclés pour des déplacés internes ? Babadjou.Suite aux incidents ayant causé la mort de quatre hommes en tenue et de deux civils ? Matazem (arrondissement de Badabjou), une centaine de personnes ont subi des sévices corporels le vendredi 09 janvier 2021.Cette pratique visant ? extorquer des aveux chez des suspects est dénoncée par Charlie Tchikanda, directeur exécutif de la ligue des droits et des libertés. Guy Modeste DZUDIE(Jade)

Yaoundé : Victimes de violences policières, les avocats portent plainte. Le 27 octobre, un avocat a été violenté au commissariat central N°4 de Yaoundé. Un de plus ! Une plainte de l’Ordre des avocats du barreau a été déposée chez le délégué général à la Sûreté nationale du Cameroun.

In Mautu (South-West region of Cameroon) on January 10, in an alleged hunt for separatists, soldiers killed some civilians, including an elderly woman and her grandchild, alongside seven others. Another grandmother and her grandson are still battling for life, after sustaining gun injuries. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence, stated that, “some terrorists were neutralised, and others who were injured took to their heels…” Andrew Nsoseka, JADE

Bankim dans le département du Mayo-Banyo, région de l’Adamaoua : Le 23 Octobre 2020, des militaires bastonnent et tirent à balle réelle sur les populations civiles. Des actes qui constituent une violation grave des droits humains.

Yaoundé : Jean Ngassi, cameraman d’équinoxe TV a été arrêté, roué de coups et détenu durant quelques heures le 22 septembre 2020, avant d’être libéré.

Douala: Le peuple Camerounais bénéficiera beaucoup de la sensibilisation sur les droits humains.

Bangangté : Des inconnus tuent un technicien radio à coups de poignard. Eric Kouagat, technicien de la radio Nganté Fm à Bangangté (région Ouest du Cameroun), a été assassiné à coups de poignard par des inconnus alors qu’il rentrait du travail dans la nuit du 30 janvier 2022.

Bangangté : Des inconnus tuent un technicien radio à coups de poignard . Eric Kouagat, technicien de la radio Nganté Fm à Bangangté (région Ouest du Cameroun), a été assassiné à coups de poignard par des inconnus dans la nuit du 30 janvier 2022. Il rentrait du travail. Une enquête est cours pour déterminer les auteurs du crime, afin qu’ils répondent de leurs actes devant la justice.

Garoua : Un garçon torturé à mort chez le lamido de Garoua Ali Youssouf, 18 ans, est mort le 1er février 2022 des suites de châtiments corporels. Son décès est survenu dans le lamidat de Garoua ( Nord du Cameroun) où il a été bastonné par des militaires en service dans cette chefferie. Suite à l’ouverture d’une enquête, le lamido Ibrahim El Rachidine a été inculpé, suspecté d’avoir ordonné contre le défunt des actes de torture et des traitements inhumains ou dégradants.

Akwaya: Au moins 30 personnes, dont des femmes et des enfants, ont été tuées au cours d’un conflit interethnique survenu les 25 et 26 juin 2022 dans le village Bakinjaw, commune d'Akwaya, dans la région du Sud-Ouest.

MOMO: Deux civils (des femmes) ont été tués, le 19 septembre 2022, par des éléments des Forces de défense et de sécurité du Bataillon des troupes aéroportées de Koutaba dans le village Nylbat-Andek, arrondissement d’Andek, région du Nord-Ouest.

Kumbo On October 22, Government soldiers stationed in Bui division invaded the Village of Sop in Jakiri Subdivision in search of separatist fighters. After failing to the get or capture any separatist fighter, the soldiers resorted to burning houses and destroying of properties of locals in the village. The act was carried out at a time the locals just harvested their food crops and stored. The burning of the food and shelter of locals in Sop will expose locals to hunger at a time they are already struggling as a result of the war. By Andrew Nsoseka, JADE Cameroun:

Lebialem On October 22, 2022, some six young men were killed and buried by locals in Esso-attah village in Lebialem Division of Cameroon's Southwest region. They were accused by locals of harassment and also of allegedly aiding separatist fighters who captured and killed three tribal chiefs last year, November 2021. With government presence dwindled by separatist activities and presence, law and order is absent, giving room for jungle justice to thrive in remote areas of the division, like the rest of Cameroon's Anglophone engulfed in years of armed conflict.:

Kumbo On November 29, Cameroon government forces, (BIR elements) carried out a mission in Banten, a village in Bui Division during which two three civilians died. Two youngsters said to be siblings were arrested and then later shot and killed. They were executed through headshots. An elderly man, a certain Mr Kongyuy reportedly died of shock after the incident. The Catholic Church in Banten was also broken into and ransacked. Shops were also allegedly looted by the soldiers. The soldiers were said to have been on a mission to find separatist fighters.:

Bamenda A video shot on November 24, 2022 has surfaced online. It contains images of imposters of separatist fighters, caught by a separatist unit in the Northwest regional capital, Bamenda. The separatist group identified itself as the ‘Bamenda Brigade’ of Ambazonia fighters. The supposed imposters referred to by fighters as ‘thieves’ are shown tortured, with some of their fingers cut off, and they were forced to chew the cut-off fingers. They were accused of impersonating the fighters, terrorising people and collecting ransoms after kidnappings. In the video, the tortured men and maimed men confessed to have collected FCFA 2.7 million from their victims.:

Kumbo A civilian and health worker at the Banso Baptist Hospital in Kumbo, Tenven Patrick was on Thursday, December 15, 2022, executed by separatist fighters. The fighters labelled him a “Blackleg”, and after he was executed, his body was deposited at Shangwai – Kumbo, in Bui Division. Tenven Patrick was also a community mobiliser.:

Kumbo On Saturday, December 17, a military raid was carried out in Yer, a village in Bui Division, of Cameroon’s Northwest region. During the raid which was presumably to get separatist targets, government soldiers set ablaze at least 10 houses. Apart from leaving several persons homeless, a lot of property and food were also burnt down. During the raid, three civilians were also killed in the process.:

Oku On December 24, 2022, Cameroon soldiers carried out a mission that was supposed to be a raid against separatist fighters operating in Nkii, a village in Oku, Bui Division, in Cameroon’s Northwest region. During the operation, soldiers burnt down 54 houses, and 15 bikes. Witnesses said six civilians were killed, alongside two separatist fighters. Some civilians were also injured during the operation.:

Jakiri On January 1, 2023, a separatist group known as Bui Unity Warriors operating in Bui Division of Cameroon’s Northwest region, executed a civilian, Tiydze Cedrick, who was serving as the Director of the National Centre for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Training, Jakiri. He was pulled out of a bar and shot at close range by the separatist fighters who were allegedly on a mission to attack a military post in Jakiri.:

Akwaya On January 3, 2023, a Non-state Armed Group, said to be separatists attacked Bache a community in Akwaya Subdivision in Cameroon’s Southwest Region and killed three persons. Several others were also wounded, while others were maimed. The group also burnt a house of a former state official alongside commercial motorcycles. The attack forced the displacement of hundreds of persons.:

Bambui On January 7, 2023, government soldiers operating in Mezam Division of Cameroon’s Northwest region invaded a funeral ceremony in Bambui, and in the process, shot and killed a young man, identified as Ngubeu. The victim was performing as a masquerade at the funeral ceremony, before soldiers invaded the place. Several other mourners were also injured and others sustained wounds running away from the chaos created by the soldiers.:

Bamenda A commercial driver, popularly known as “Small Head” was killed in his home in Bambui, on the night of January 10, 2023, by a non-estate armed group, suspected to be separatist fighters. Witnesses said the late driver’s son was taken by the armed group that tortured him and forced him to take them to his father. In front of their home, the armed men called out the man, who was immediately shot severally as he stepped out of his house to meet the armed men who called him out. He died of the gunshots.:

Bamenda On Thursday, January 12, 2023, a group of herdsmen from a border community between Nigeria and Cameroon invaded Munkep a community in Esu, a village in Menchum Division of Cameroon’s Northwest region. The herdsmen killed at least six persons. The local leader of the community, Chief Mathias Chi Eweh and his son were among the victims. The group also burnt houses and destroyed crops during the attack. The motive behind the attack is not clear.:

Bamenda On Thursday January 12, 2023, separatist fighters attacked a military Checkpoint at Mile 5, Nkwen in Cameroon’s Northwest regional capital, Bamenda. After the battle with separatists, government soldiers embarked on a blanket punishment retaliatory attack, targeting the general population. The soldiers who often accuse the locals of supporting and shielding the fighters invaded communities and set several commercial bikes mostly belonging to the youths on fire. Many youths depend on these bikes to make a living. Video footage of the aftermath showed youths carrying away burnt remains of their bikes. Commercial bike riding employs thousands of youths in such communities.:

Kumbo A Cameroon military operation in the villages of Mensai and Mbah in Bui Division of Cameroon's Northwest region on January 15, 2023 ended with heavy destruction of property. During the mission, soldiers seized and burnt several commercial bikes used as a means of transport in the villages. The soldiers also burnt homes, and reportedly took some civilians hostage, forcing them to identify targets in the soldiers’ hunt for separatists.:

Yaoundé : L’animateur Martinez Zogo, chef de chaîne de la radio Amplitude FM, émettant à Yaoundé, et présentateur de l’émission « Embouteillages », a été assassiné. Son corps en état de décomposition et portant des traces de sévices graves a été retrouvé ce 22 janvier 2023 dans la localité d’Ebogo 3 dans la l’arrondissement de Soa. Il avait été enlevé dans la nuit du 17 janvier par des hommes non identifiés, alors qu’il regagnait son domicile.

Bamenda On January 27, 2023, government soldiers stormed a funeral ceremony in the outskirts of Bamenda, at a neighbourhood called Old Moghamo. The soldiers pulled away two boys who were participating in a wake. The two boys were summarily executed and their bodies abandoned a few blocks away from the mourning ground where they were taken from.:

Ndop On February 01, 2023, Cameroon soldiers in the Northwest region carried out an operation that was reportedly meant to target separatist fighters led by self-styled ‘FM No Pity’ in Ndop. During the the mission, the soldiers reportedly failed to get the separatist leader and his fighters. Soldiers instead turned on the local population in Bamunka village,, killing two civilians and burning several houses and properties in the process.:

Jakiri On February 9, 2023, government soldiers carried out an operation in Vekovi, a village in Jakiri Subdivision of Cameroon’s Northwest region. During the operation, soldiers who reportedly failed to get the targeted separatist fighters instead killed a civilian who was also a traditional leader, Shey Laalu. He was tortured and killed on accusations that his children joined separatist fighters. Another man said to have been a former separatist fighter was also brutally executed in the village.:

Bamenda On Thursday, February 9, 2023, government soldiers operating in Mile 2 Bamenda killed two civilians. Witnesses said the soldiers were reportedly on a mission to capture separatist fighters who had entered the community to abduct a teacher. However, the separatists according to locals had left before the soldiers arrived, and when the two civilians, a University of Bamenda student and his friend on a bike appeared, the soldiers without verification opened fire on them, killing the two on spot.:

Yaounde On February 14, 2023, the defence team of Anglophone Crisis detainees revealed that an Anglophone detainee, Yenkong Sulemanu was severely tortured at SED where he is remanded in custody. The lawyers narrate that Sulemanu was tortured with a rusted machete on the soles of his feet, for about an hour, because he blocked a punch from a Gendarmerie officer who aimed for Abdul Karim, an activist Sulemanu and other persons were caught alongside, because he, Abdul Karim had criticised a military officer for constantly harassing and torturing citizens in Anglophone regions of Cameroon. Pictures of the torture show Sulemanu’s battered feet. He was later detained in a solitary cell and has not been heard from or seen.:

Ekona On Monday, February 13, Cameroon government soldiers carried out a raid in the village of Ekona, in Muyuka Subdivision of Cameroon’s Southwest region. During the Monday raid, the soldiers arrested and killed a young man named Felix. The victim who had just had his bath after returning from his farm was ordered to dress up and mount the military truck like others, but on the way to the truck, he was shot in the head and killed. During the raid like in the two previous ones, the military rounded up several youths and transported them to the regional capital, Buea where they are detained without charges.:

Jakiri At about 4 AM on Saturday, February 18, Cameroon government soldiers raided the village of Mensai in Jakiri Subdivision, in search of a separatist commander of a group named “Black Warriors” operating under the “Bui Unity Warriors’” separatist coalition. After failing to capture the separatist commander, soldiers resorted to burning houses and commercial bikes belonging to locals. They also arrested villagers on claims that they are aiding and hiding separatist fighters in their communities.:

Yaoundé : Le corps sans vie de Marie Florence Kwadith, 57 ans, a été retrouvé ce 20 février 2023, aux premières heures de la matinée sur l’autoroute Yaoundé Nsimalen. La découverte macabre a été faite par les éléments de la brigade de gendarmerie de Bikok. Selon des informations, elle a été agressée avant d’être poignardée à mort par les inconnus. La victime exerçait comme infirmière en France. Prince Nguimbous

Yaoundé : Le prêtre catholique orthodoxe, Jean Jacques Ola Bébé, a été retrouvé mort le 02 février 2023 dans une banlieue de Yaoundé, la capitale politique du Cameroun. L’investigateur indépendant enquêtait sur des affaires impliquant des personnalités. Il meurt peu de temps après son passage sur une chaîne de radio urbaine diffusant ses émissions sur les réseaux sociaux. Cette disparition dans des conditions troubles intervient deux semaines après la mort tragique du journaliste Martinez Zogo. Hervé Ndombong

Bafoussam : Porté disparu depuis plusieurs jours, le corps sans vie de Me Jean Fotso, administrateur de greffe à la retraite, a été retrouvé dans la malle arrière de sa voiture à la frontière Batoufam-Bayamgam dans la région de l’Ouest. Il avait été enlevé à Baham. Selon des témoignages, il a été assassiné et son corps mutilé. Guy Modeste Dzudie

Extrême-Nord: Un élément du bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR) poignarde à mort un enseignant de français à la suite d'une altercation survenue ce 27 février 2023 dans la localité de Moussourtouk, commune de Kaélé. Le nommé Ayang Koftouing Étienne qui était professeur au lycée bilingue de la localité est mort sur le coup. Hervé Ndombong

Yaoundé: Arnaud Ndal en service à la chaîne de télévision Canal 2 international et Guy Alain Suffo, photographe freelance , ont été brutalisés puis conduits au Secrétariat d’État à la défense chargé de la gendarmerie (SED) pour avoir pris des images de l'intérieur du tribunal militaire dans la nuit du 23 au 24 février 2023. Ils ont été relâchés plusieurs heures après. Les deux opérateurs de prise de vue couvraient le passage des suspects interpellés, dont l'homme d'affaires Jean Pierre Amougou Belinga et des responsables des services de sécurité, dans le cadre l'affaire liée à l’assassinat de Martinez Zogo. Hervé Ndombong

Bafoussam Une jeune fille, apparemment âgée de 18 ans, a été retrouvée le lundi 27 février 2023, assassinée dans une maison en ruine au quartier Banengo à Bafoussam. La brigade de gendarmerie de Ndiengdam à Bafoussam a été informée. L'identité de la victime est toujours méconnue. De source médicale, la victime a été violée avant d'être assommée à l'aide d'un parpaing. Son corps a été déposé à la morgue de l’hôpital régional de Bafoussam par les services de la commune d’arrondissement de Bafoussam Ier.:

Bafoussam Une jeune fille, apparemment âgée de 18 ans, a été retrouvée le lundi 27 février 2023, assassinée dans une maison en ruine au quartier Banengo à Bafoussam. La brigade de gendarmerie de Ndiengdam à Bafoussam a été informée. L'identité de la victime est toujours méconnue. De source médicale, la victime a été violée avant d'être assommée à l'aide d'un parpaing. Son corps a été déposé à la morgue de l’hôpital régional de Bafoussam par les services de la commune d’arrondissement de Bafoussam Ier.:

Bafoussam : Une jeune fille, âgée d’environ 18 ans, a été assassinée ce lundi 27 février 2023. Son corps a été retrouvée dans une maison en ruine au quartier Banengo à Bafoussam, région de l’Ouest. De source médicale, la victime dont l’identité n’est pas connue a été violée avant d'être assommée à l'aide d'un parpaing. Son corps a été déposé à la morgue de l’hôpital régional de Bafoussam par les services de la commune d’arrondissement de Bafoussam Ier.

Kumbo On March 12, 2023, the day of senatorial elections in Cameroon, government soldiers operating in Kumbo shot two civilians in the village of Tooy, few kilometres from Tobin, Kumbo’s administrative headquarters. One of the civilians, Shey Donatus died immediately, while the other one, another elderly man is still battling for his life in hospital. They were shot when soldiers opened fire randomly in the village to scare off separatist fighters from attacking the area where senatorial elections were going on.:

Jakiri On March 13, 2023, separatist fighters operating in Jakiri Subdivision planted an explosive that reportedly killed three government soldiers in Ngukov, a community in Sop village, in Jakiri Subdivision. In retaliation backup soldiers who came in from the Subdivisional headquarters, Jakiri went on rampage in the village, burning houses of civilians whom they said did not inform them that explosives were planted on the road. The burning of houses is happening just at the beginning of the rainy reason.:

Buea Two University of Buea students, Ngule Linus and Mbo Giress were taken away from their student residential homes “mini cite” in Molyko by two plain clothed officers. They were taken away in a white Hilux. They were both studying in the Faculty of Laws and Political Science. On March 16, Ngule Linus was found dead. His body has been deposited at the Buea Mortuary. The other student, Mbo Giress is still detained at SEMIL post in Molyko, Buea.:

Vekovi On March 2023, government soldiers invaded the village of Vekovi in Jakiri Subdivision. The mission was allegedly aimed at tracking down separatist fighters of the Bui Warriors unit. The soldiers who reportedly came in the early hours of that day missed separatists, who reportedly had just left the community for their own operation. In frustration, the soldiers went on a rampage, burning the houses of locals and also looting others. Locals say dead bodies were found after the soldiers left, and that some of those arrested have not been seen or heard from.:

Jakiri On the 6th of March 2023, Government soldiers arrested the SDF Jakiri District Chairman, Mr Killian from Nkar, a village in Jakiri Subdivision. He was arrested alongside others who were later released but for four of them, including Mr Killian. On March 28, soldiers drove into the village of Nkar in three trucks and dropped the remains of Mr Killian in Roh-ntong, a quarter in Nkar. Mr Killian’s dead body was riddled with several bullet wounds, showing he was executed. Three others who were arrested and detained by the military are still in military custody.:

Yaoundé: Une étudiante d’une vingtaine d’années a été retrouvée morte au quartier Mimboman, lieu dit Sapeur, dans l'arrondissement de Yaoundé 4 le 25 mars 2023. Elle a été identifiée le lendemain par sa famille. Selon des témoignages, le corps de la jeune fille présentait des traces de sang dans les oreilles, elle bavait et elle aurait été mutilée.

Kumbo On March 29, 2023, separatist fighters ambushed a military unit in Mbveh, a quarter in Kumbo in Bui Division of Cameroon’s Northwest region. In retaliation, soldiers went on rampage and in the process killed a civilian, burnt 11 bikes, a car and four houses. About 33 shops were also looted and destroyed by fire. Several civilians were also injured and vehicles destroyed by the soldiers.: