| Egbekaw massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Egbekaw, Mamfe, Manyu, Southwest Cameroon |
| Date | 6 November 2023 |
Attack type | Arson, mass shooting |
| Deaths | 30+ |
| Injured | Many |
| Perpetrator |  Tigers of Ambazonia |
| Motive | Reprisal attack for the death of an Ambazonian separatist the day prior |
On 6 November 2023, the Tigers of Ambazonia (also called "Tigers of Manyu") carried out a massacre in Egbekaw, Mamfe, Southwest Region, Cameroon. [1] Over thirty people were killed, mostly Boki residents.
Anglophone separatists say they are being discriminated against. [1] They want a separate Anglophone state which they call Ambazonia. [1] In 2016, they protested and rioted. [1] In 2017, they began an insurgency in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon. [1] On 4 October, two civilians were extrajudicially killed by the Ambazonia Defence Forces, who said that the civilians were Cameroonian spies. [2] [3]
The Boki community in Egbekaw allegedly hired Nigerian mercenaries to hunt down Ambazonian separatists, the local group being Tigers of Ambazonia, and the mercenaries killed one separatist in Egbekaw on 5 November. [4] The Tigers vowed revenge on the Boki community in Egbekaw, warning non-Boki villagers to expel Boki residents. [4]
In Egbekaw, celebrations were planned for Paul Biya's 41st anniversary ruling the country. [1] Several senior politicians of Manyu Department were expected to be in attendance.
Before dawn on 6 November 2023, the Tigers attacked Egbekaw. Residents stated that the separatists attacked the village around 4am local time, firing on sleeping villagers and torching houses. [5] At least 30 people were killed in the attack, and many more were seriously injured. [6] The Tigers also targeted specific houses where they knew Boki residents resided. [4] By the evening of 6 November many of the burnt bodies were still being counted. [4]
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This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis during 2021.
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This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon during 2023.
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