The National Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Emmah Isong, has alleged the killings of Nigerians in Southern Cameroon.
Isong, who condemned the act in a statement issued on Thursday, regretted that his brother-in-law was one of the innocent persons recently killed by the Cameroonian gendarmes.
He said, “There are so many killings in Cameroon especially the southern part. Last Friday in Ekondo Titi, some gendarmes moved into the villages and assassinated my brother-in-law in broad daylight, shooting at sight on any male or youth.
“The entire rural areas have become deserted. In one of the operations, they shot a man who was lying on a sickbed right on the chest, despite pleadings that he is not a militant.
“Much innocent blood has been shed silently and my worries are not that I have lost a relation but my questions are- What is the government gaining by arbitrarily eliminating the lives of the young Cameroonians.”
“Can’t the governments of France, United Kingdom or the United States of America intervene in this genocide? Do we still have the role of the United Nations in defending the poor harmless English speaking citizens of a poor African nation?
“How long will this last and can’t the President Paul Biya-led government look for dialogue which the people are requesting?
“If these people are accused of killing soldiers in retaliation, how many civilians can the soldiers then kill to avenge and who will help us count? Please, help Cameroon not to turn to another Rwanda please, please, please, the blood flow should stop now,”
PUNCH