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There is fear and grief in the North-West region of Cameroon following a raid by defense forces during the week.
This comes barely hours after some two gendarme officers were murdered by unidentified armed men in Boyo division. One of the deceased is a pregnant woman, reports have said.
Images circulating on social media feature people at hospitals with wounds all over their bodies.
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In the face of the brazen violation of international law, following the alleged extradition of Ambazonia leaders by Nigeria, the gov't of Cameroon is now claiming that an extradition treaty exists between Cameroon and Nigeria. The stupidity is galling and pathetic. Needless to remind the Cameroon gov't that a judicial and police cooperation agreement is not an extradition treaty. Treaties are acts of parliament signed into law by the president. And they are so-labelled "Extradition Treaty" in the explanatory memo citation, and they specify the date of enactment, obligation to extradite,
extraditable offences, grounds for extradition, amongst other provisions. Once enacted and signed into law, such treaties are published in the national gazette in "English and French."
Read the explanation from Cameroon Tribune below and understand why those whom the gods want to destroy; they first of all drive them mad!
Cameroon- Nigeria: Repatriation Treaty Exists
Emmanuel KENDEMEH | 01-02-2018 10:58
The treaty adds to the Police and Judicial Cooperation Agreements signed since March 1972.
There has been much talk and speculations since Nigerian authorities repatriated and handed over to the Cameroon government on January 29, 2018 some 47 Cameroonians arrested in Nigeria suspected of acts of terrorism in relation to the crisis in the North West and South West Regions. Communication Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary who announced the information in a press declaration in Yaounde said the suspects have been handed to the judicial department. Since the arrest, repatriation and handing over of the people, many questions are being asked on the legality and judicial bases of the decision by the Nigerian government. The answers are found in the repatriation treaty and cooperation agreements signed between the two countries.
Repatriation Treaty.
Cameroon and Nigeria signed a Repatriation Treaty as far back as February 6, 1963. The explanatory statement to the treaty states that it is intended to consolidate existing friendly relations between the two countries. The treaty also aims to enable the authorities of Cameroon and Nigeria to take required measures so that delinquents or criminals from one country who have taken refuge in the other should not stay unpunished. The two countries therefore, have to reciprocally agree on the repatriation for crimes stated. The treaty makes provisions for every specificity on the repatriation process.
Judicial Cooperation Agreement.
The Judicial Cooperation Agreement between the government of Cameroon and that of Nigeria was signed in Lagos on March 27, 1992. The agreement stresses the commitment of the authorities of the two countries to share on a regular basis information on the administration of justice and judicial decisions. The agreement makes provisions for transmission of judicial documents, deliverance and execution of commissions and has a chapter on witnesses.
Police Cooperation
The Police Cooperation between Cameroon and Nigeria was signed in Lagos on March 27, 1972. The agreement states that senior police officials of the two countries can carry out exchange courtesy visits with the aim to share information on crimes and methods of finding out crimes. According to the agreement, intelligence sharing visits also have to be carried out between senior police officials of the Cameroon and Nigeria. There is also supposed to be mutual intelligence gathering on request on criminality and respective methods of detecting crimes. Copies of the publications on the intelligence from the respective Police Services have to be communicated.
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The father of Major Ekokola Nathaniel Nwese has reportedly been killed by pro-separatist forces in Mundemba, South West region.
The murderers are said to have left a note which claims that the killing was in retaliation to the alleged massacre of Southern Cameroonians in Mamfe.
Major Ekokola is the company commander of the gendarmerie in Manyu.
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Official reports say two gendarme officers were murdered on Thursday in Bui division of the North West region.
Social media reports even added that a police officer was brought down later in the day in Bamenda.
One of the gendarme officers is said to be a pregnant woman.
Clashes between government forces and pro-separatists have intensified in recent months. This follows the arrest and detention of some separatist leaders including the 'president of the interim government of Ambazonia'
The government of Cameroon has refused to hold talks with those they term terrorists.
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The ban on the sale of weapons as well as the manufacturing of weapons across the North West Region is a so primitive and isn't going to preempt any further attacks on the Security agents of LA Republique Du Cameroun.
The failure by the state To condemn the ferocious and barbaric Attacks that have Ruined homes and Families keep fueling The animosity, Vendetta on the part of The abandoned as well As dejected and frustrated civilians Who now see every State security agent as A common enemy that Must be discarded From the surface of The earth as fast as They can because the Military has proven its Incompetence in Holding the state officials accountable To the electorate by Providing to them Security and insurability from Wolves of the state .
The killing of the two Gendarmes in Mbingo Is a clear sign that Things have escalated Beyond control and the haughty state of LA Republique Du Cameroun must come Down from its vane Height of pride and Arrogance and face Reality that it isn't any Longer a domestic Affair as it began yesterday. Failing to acknowledge the existence of two separate nations living side by side is like not admitting guilt even when its evident.
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Statement from the family of Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe
The wife of H.E Sissiku Ayuk Tabe who is the leader of the Interim Government of Ambazonia has just issued a press release to the circumstances leading to the abduction of her husband.She expresses her frustrations at both the Nigerian Government and Cameroun, will demanding the unconditional release of her husband and many others held in illegal detention by Mr Biya.
Below is the full press release:
I need to start by thanking God for all good things come from Him, even difficult moments too.
With every passing day we are becoming more and more worried about the whereabouts of Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe. The last three weeks have been a nightmare, for all his family and friends and the people of former British territory Southern Cameroons (hereafter referred to Federal Republic of Ambazonia), not knowing where he is.
I issue this statement because we have reason to be worried for my husband’s life and safety and we know that the media, public, governments and organizations will pay attention.
Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe is a loving, caring, humble, and honest husband and father of my children. A trained and experienced computer engineer, he is calm and always desire to serve others and seek solutions toward improving human prosperity. These are the qualities that earned the confidence of Ambazonians who trusted him to lead legal and diplomatic efforts toward the independence restoration and international recognition of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia as a democratic and sovereign state.
My husband Julius is not a terrorist. He is not a criminal. Julius is an activist fighting for freedom, equality and justice in the land of our birth Ambazonia.
Julius and I last discussed on 5th January 2018, when he flew to Abuja ahead of a scheduled meeting with close members of the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. The meeting, he told me, was to focus on the rising humanitarian need of Ambazonia refugees in Nigeria and indiscriminate killing, arrest, and destruction of property and businesses of unarmed citizens in our homeland by armed soldiers and paramilitary forces of La Republique du Cameroun and appointed government officials of President Paul Biya regime in Yaounde.
In the evening of 5th January 2018, Julius had not returned home and was unreachable via phone. On the of 6th January 2018, after several inquiries and consultations, we received information that my husband Julius and eleven other leadership members of Ambazonia Interim Government were abducted by Nigerian Security Service during their meeting at Nera Hotel in Abuja. For three weeks, no single person, including Nigerian human rights lawyers Femi Falana and Abdul Oroh and family members of the abducted leaders including myself have neither seen nor heard from one of the abductees.
On 28th January 2018, the two lawyers defending my husband and 11 others issued a statement indicating that the Government of Nigeria extradited the 12 leaders to Cameroon. On 29 January 2018, Cameroon government spokesperson Issa Tchiroma Bakary announced to Cameroun’s public and international community that 47 abductees in Nigeria including my husband Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe are in Cameroun’s territory and under custody. Until the announcement, my children and I still had no information of Julius’ whereabouts. Today is 31 January 2018, we have no proof that Julius and the 11 others are alive. And if they are alive, what are the charges against them and why have they not been allowed to talk to their families and to access legal due process under international law?
I did not choose to be born in Southern Cameroons. Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and other 11 leaders did not choose to be born in Southern Cameroons either. Our children and grandchildren did not choose to be descendants of Southern Cameroons. More than 8 million of us within Ambazonia territory and worldwide did not choose to originate from Southern Cameroons. It is our land of birth and our ways of life are shaped by our common culture and values. We will all die Southern Cameroonians.
Hear my cry and that of my children. Hear the cry of thousands of spouses, children and family members of those who have been killed, injured, kidnapped, detained and are missing. We appeal to the international community and governments to urge Mr. Paul Biya to produce video footages of Julius Ayuk Tabe and 11 others, grant access to lawyers and family members to meet them, and free them because they are not criminals. Our appeal equally applies to all other activists illegally detained in prisons and unknown locations across Cameroun territory.
I call on fellow women, Amnesty International, the United Nations, Commonwealth, and African Union to act swiftly and decisively by offering to mediate on finding a political solution to the independence restoration struggle of Southern Cameroons.
Hear our voices. We are not terrorists. We are Ambazonians. We are fighting for freedom, sovereignty, and human dignity for millions of Southern Cameroonians. Our birth rights have been suppressed, our liberties erased, our political, cultural and economic freedoms denied for more than half a century by the Governments of La Republique du Cameroun.
By Mrs Lilian Ayuk Tabe
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