Over eighty (80) armed Cameroonian gendarmes with various range of military weapons have crossed the international boundary in the Danare-Daddi, Danare-Bodam international border and invaded Danare communities.
DAILY POST reports that the gendarmes molested and harassed residents, causing panic and despair in the communities.
Speaking with DAILY POST on Tuesday at the Governor’s office where he and others came to see Governor Ben Ayade and security Chiefs in the State, the spokesperson of the communities, Hon Douglas Ogar lamented the abandonment of the communities by Federal and State Governments.
“I call the attention of Cross River State Government, the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the military to the impunity, dereliction and sad invasion of Danare communities by the Cameroonian soldiers which happened on Monday, January 29th, 2018.
He said the invasion which sparked fear and trauma had caused residents of Danare communities to desert their home for the safety of their lives and that their mission was to warn residents of Danre communities to be aware of their return to carry out a military raid which according to him was intended to cleanse Danare communities of all Anbazonia refugees.
Consequently, the soldiers, according to him, threatened to come back to Danare to execute the proscription of Southern Cameroonians taking asylum in Danare as a result of the ongoing Anbazonia crises which resulted in the mass influx of refugees from neighbouring Southern Cameroon villages.
He said the Paul Byia contingents are leveraging on the poor security state of Danare border and all Boki communities to hatch a well-thoughtout genocide. “This invasion in very well connected to intelligence gathering and mission study by these battalions to develop a map for their conceived genocide in Danare and Boki Nigeria communities. This is a calculated offensive from Cameroon military on Nigeria.
“They have shown outright defiance to supremacy of Nigerian territorial sovereignty and blighted the consequences of crossing the international boundary to carrying out all sort of intimidation and harassment on already alarmed citizens of Danare, with warnings of their further assault visits.
“This is only pointing to how weak and overran the Cameroon government sees Nigeria and its security consciousness. They have weight the vulnerability of defenseless residents of Danare and concluded it savoury to inflict mass dead on the citizens of Nigeria and refugees of Southern Cameroon hosted in Danare.
This serious bridge of our internal security is posing the highest danger to the peace and safety of residents of Danare, (very crucial Nigerian border communities), the refugees and the entire Boki communities in Nigeria.
“We hereby call on the Cross River State Government and the Nigerian Government to promptly come to the defence of our communities and other Nigerian communities bordering the Cameroon by deploying security details to stop further affront currently being perpetrated by the Cameroon military.
“Our communities are no more safe. Our heritage is in grave danger to external threats. We plead to our government to act fast before we are wiped out by the Cameroon military”. However, when contacted, the State Security Adviser, Mr. Jude Ngaji said the matter is being handled at the highest level of government in the country.
“The issue has gone beyond the Police and the Nigerian Army has just deployed a battalion to the area. No Nigerian has been killed and as you know, this is an international issue which is being handled at the highest level of government,” Ngaji said.
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