MEDIUMacled · L2 · violence2025-04-09
[Cameroon] Violence against civilians: Attack
Country
AI Brief
ACLED detection
On 9 April 2025, A mixed contingent of security forces (coded as military) physically assaulted and injured over 50 civilians across multiple locations in Bamenda (Mezam, Nord-Ouest). The military officers also arrested around 20 individuals during a cordon and search operation conducted in retaliation for a previous OAG attack that had killed one GF member and injured two others.
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Occurred
- 2025-04-09
- Country
- Cameroon
- Event type
- violence
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