Yesterday, September 4th, Kumbo was on fire, as thousands of locals from the community came out to protest over a 16 year old boy who got shot dead by the police. They shot him at Kifem, a locality in Bui Division about 40kms from Kumbo(capital of Bui Division), took his corpse to an unknown location and confiscated it.
The population blocked main roundabout; Squares rundabout, in Kumbo in protest. Watch videos below as curated by social activist Randze Jude(@randzejude on Twitter).
people are blocking the squres roundabout in Kumbo. They’re protesting the shooting to death of a young man at Kifem https://t.co/RVEOyscTry— 1000 Forms Of Fear🔘 (@randzejude) September 4, 2017
🚨MAJOR ALERT 🚨Squares (Kumbo) has been barricaded by people protesting the shooting to death earlier today https://t.co/mHmVzimDjn— 1000 Forms Of Fear🔘 (@randzejude) September 4, 2017
The protesters at Kumbo got joined by hundreds of others from Kifem. A while later the protesters hoisted the ‘flag’ of Southern Cameroon otherwise known as ‘Ambazonia.’ Watch video below, as curated by Randze Jude(@randzejude on Twitter).
🚨update🚨AMBAZONIAN FLAG HAS BEEN HOISTED https://t.co/D4DoYMcTG7— 1000 Forms Of Fear🔘 (@randzejude) September 4, 2017
the whole town is out https://t.co/Ux5HXpBxtJ— 1000 Forms Of Fear🔘 (@randzejude) September 4, 2017
The police then proceeded to firing arms and tar gas at the protesters. See videos below as curated by social activist; Randze Jude(@randzejude on Twitter).
🚨Update from Kumbo🚨
Police firing Live rounds and tear gas on people protesting the killing of a 16 yr old boy by Gendarmes earlier today 👇 pic.twitter.com/xntqS3ss5l— 1000 Forms Of Fear🔘 (@randzejude) September 4, 2017
🚨Updates From Kumbo🚨The largely peaceful protest is becoming very unpredictable. Avoid confrontations People. #StaySafe 🙏 pic.twitter.com/1yWoOBfhML
— 1000 Forms Of Fear🔘 (@randzejude) September 4, 2017
Two of the protesters got shot. One of them is reported dead, and the other is recovering in the hospital.
The Ministry of defense issued a press release giving their version of events that happened at Kifem, stating that the 16 year old boy was shot by the military in self defense, because he was armed. Read statement below:
Meanwhile, Randze Jude, who was corresponding with locals in Kumbo, reported that the boy was shot in his home, in a very non-violent atmosphere.
Today, there is a calmness at Kumbo, as Ghost Town is being observed. See photos below, as curated by social activist; Randze Jude(@randzejude on Twitter):
