Retired Judge who declared independence of Southern Cameroons Facebook
Justice Ebong Frederick Alobwede , a separatist who declared the restoration of Southern Cameroons Independence over CRTV Buea(Radio Buea), died on Friday May 24, in the United States.
While in the United States when the ongoing Anglophone crisis became bloody, he was disappointed at the way separatists in the diaspora fought amongst themselves, as confirms Mark Bareta when he says “I know that despite the differences
Justice Ebong saw how diaspora has become so divided, he was consoled and happy of this Generation finally taking over and doing what they wanted to be done by the youths”.
He remains one of those who laid the foundation in youths of the North West and South West regions, to develop the zeal to seek for independence of a state now referred to as Ambazonia
On the 30th of December breaking 31st in 1999 around 11:30pm, some armed activists stormed CRTV Bues and seized their microphones.
Technicians were given at tape and asked to play to the nation The tape contained victory songs and a voice followed suit, that of Justice Ebong, then chairman of the High Command Council of the Southern Cameroon’s national Council(SCNC) declared North West and South West regions would be referred to as the “Federal Republic of the Southern Cameroons”.
It was a far fetched dream, as government launched a clamp down against these activists, and Justice Ebong and two others were arrested and jailed in Yaoundé. He was detained for almost two years. On release, he went on exile to Nigeria on the 15th of April 2001 for several years before he returned in Cameroon in 2004 for his retirement benefits. He was a retired judge of the state of Cameroon.
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