A police officer was killed in Bamenda, the capital city of the Northwest Region of Cameroon during a police patrol by the separatist fighters.
The patrol was surprised unidentified gunmen who had been hiding in a building closer to the scene, a local police source said.
Petit Bikolo, the police inspector who was murdered was on a regular patrol with his team. The gunmen are reported to have attacked from a building at small Mankon and disappeared to thin air through the back door.
The Chemist Roundabout in Bamenda is always know for attacks in Bamenda but this time around it kicked off at small Mankon not far from this area. The assailants emerged from from a building onboard a Motorcycle and opened fire before speeding off.
The 28 years old Bikolo was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead. In response to the attack, the defense forces are reported to have enclose the area to track down the gunmen. Gun showers only helped to close all commercial activities in the entire city.
As the gun rain continued in the city center for close to 4hrs, shop owners, Doctors and even patients in Hospitals figure out criterion to go home.
Amateur videos show motorbikes on flames as others are carried away. Other videos show officers destroying makeshift businesses along the major streets in the city. Food and uncountable items thrown into gutters by Policemen in uniform.
Since the end of 2016, what we called a riot rolled into a crisis and now a war as the separatist wish to form a separate state called Ambazonia i.e cut of from the Republic of Cameroon.. Many parties have called for a sincere dialogue and lasting solutions to no avail.
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