Egbekaw massacre
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| 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
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.[2] The Tigers vowed revenge on the Boki community in Egbekaw, warning non-Boki villagers to expel Boki residents.[2]
In Egbekaw, celebrations were planned for Paul Biya's 41st anniversary of ruling the country.[1] Several senior politicians of the Manyu Department were expected to be in attendance.