February 29, 2020, Eyumujock village, Manyu State, Southern Ambazonia: Cameroon Occupation Forces launched yet another brutal assault on innocent and unarmed civilians, further escalating the systematic campaign of terror and oppression in the region.
Eyewitnesses recounted that armed soldiers stormed the community without provocation, creating an atmosphere of fear and chaos among the residents. During the raid, they abducted several civilians, including a well-known resident, Ojong Thomas Ebot, along with five other individuals.
These innocent civilians, who posed no threat to the armed forces, were forcibly taken from their homes and subjected to inhumane torture. Their screams of pain echoed throughout the village as the soldiers inflicted unimaginable suffering upon them.
The victims were brutally beaten, burned with heated objects, and subjected to prolonged physical and psychological torment in an effort to break their spirits and send a chilling message to the rest of the community.
After hours of torment, the abducted civilians were executed in cold blood, their bodies discarded without dignity or remorse. The execution of unarmed civilians is a blatant violation of International Humanitarian Law and reflects the systematic War Crimes committed by the Cameroon Occupation Forces in Ambazonia.
The loss of Ojong Thomas Ebot and the other victims sent shockwaves through the community, leaving behind grieving families and a traumatized population living in constant fear of further attacks.
The massacre in Eyumujock is not an isolated event but part of a wider pattern of violence aimed at suppressing the people of Ambazonia through terror, intimidation, and extermination. The international community must not remain silent in the face of such atrocities, as impunity only emboldens the perpetrators to commit further crimes.
The abduction, torture, and extrajudicial execution of civilians by state forces constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity under international law. Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) explicitly defines willful killing, torture, and cruel treatment of civilians in an armed conflict as War Crimes.
Additionally, Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions prohibits violence to life and person, including murder, mutilation, cruel treatment, and torture of individuals not actively participating in hostilities. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), particularly Articles 3 and 5, also guarantees the right to life and protection from torture or cruel, inhuman treatment. The actions of the Cameroon Occupation Forces in Eyumujock village are clear violations of these laws, making it imperative for international judicial bodies to investigate and hold the perpetrators accountable.
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