February 29, 2020, Babaki Tungoh village, Mezam State, Northern Ambazonia, the Cameroon Occupation Forces carried out yet another unspeakable act of violence against unarmed civilians.
According to eyewitness accounts, heavily armed soldiers stormed the village, creating an atmosphere of terror and panic. With no regard for human rights or the principles of International Law, they indiscriminately abducted, tortured, and executed innocent civilians, including women and children.
Mothers clutching their children in fear were dragged from their homes, subjected to inhumane treatment, and mercilessly killed, leaving behind scenes of unimaginable horror. Reports indicate that the victims were forced to endure brutal forms of torture before being executed in cold blood, their cries for mercy ignored.
The Cameroon Occupation Forces, operating under impunity, deliberately targeted non-combatants—defenseless individuals who posed no threat—turning Babaki Tungoh into a killing ground. The attack left families shattered, with parents mourning their children and entire households wiped out.
The eyewitnesses who survived the ordeal recounted the harrowing details, describing how their neighbors and loved ones were systematically rounded up and slaughtered. This act of barbarity is not an isolated incident but part of a widespread and systematic campaign of terror unleashed upon the people of Ambazonia by the Cameroon Occupation Forces.
The deliberate targeting of women and children highlights the sheer brutality and inhumanity of these military operations. The massacre in Babaki Tungoh stands as yet another testament to the ongoing atrocities committed against the people of Ambazonia, calling for urgent intervention by the international community. Justice must be served for the innocent lives lost, and those responsible for these crimes must be held accountable before the Law.
The abduction, torture, and execution of unarmed civilians, particularly women and children, constitutes a War Crime and a Crime against Humanity Under International Law. Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) classifies willful killing, torture, and inhumane treatment of civilians during an armed conflict as a war crime. Additionally,
Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions explicitly prohibits violence against persons taking no active part in hostilities, including murder, mutilation, cruel treatment, and torture. The killing of women and children further violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), particularly Article 6, which guarantees the right to life and protection. The systematic nature of these crimes suggests a policy of state-sponsored terror, making it a prosecutable offense under international human rights law. The perpetrators must face justice in order to prevent further atrocities against innocent civilians.
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