Several persons travelling into Bamenda are occupied bars and shops for hours around Kombu, West region, after their buses were forced to head to the Kombu, a neighbouring community to Santa, following a gun exchange between Cameroonian soldiers and armed separatists earlier today, May 21.

Friends and family members in a state of confusion, have been reaching back home to highlight the incident and share their waterloo.

“ We have been blocked. We cannot go back to Bamenda. The gunshots are terrible. Our driver was forced to take us to Kombu. This is where all the cars are stopping “, cried a victim on phone to CameroonInfo.net
Ndefru Melanie was on a working trip to Douala, Littoral region, where she spent four days as separatists imposed a boycott on civilians since Friday last week. In an attempt to avoid getting to Bamenda on a ghost town day, Monday May 20, most of them travelled in the night ,so as to reach Bamenda this Tuesday morning and head to work.

However, they met a different scenario in Santa subdivision, North West, where both forces were battling it out. Businesses have been shut down in Santa, and many have remained in doors following the shootout. As of now, damages can’t be accounted for.

Most persons residing in the crisis-hit region, often spend weekends around cities in French speaking towns. The ghost town to many is a torn in their flesh, hence they prefer going to a more friendly environment to free their minds from hostile activities.

In an effort to push for independence from the Republic of Cameroon, separatist forces have been carrying out attacks on the military and some civilians to enforce their objectives. Many who go contrary to their demands is considered a sell out and could go through torture or killed as a result.