Tension as Cameroonian Troops Occupy Taraba Communities, Attack Residents

• Tensions trail as Cameroonian troops invade Taraba communities, harass villagers
• As a result of the instability, some residents have been forced to flee to Taraba.

Ekohotblog reports that some Cameroonian soldiers have attacked and harassed people in Taraba State.

According to Amamzalla John Danladi Joseph, Chairman of Kurmi Local Government Area.

According to Joseph, the foreign troops have been harassing and intimidating the people in his council under the guise of looking for their compatriots who have fled to the region.

The country, it would be recalled, had in the past years been facing a civil war following the quest for self-independence by some sections of the country.

As a result of the instability, some of its people have been compelled to flee to Taraba.

The troops, according to Joseph, were in Mairogo and Tosso.

“The residents of Mairogo and Tosso villages were repeatedly intimidated by the Cameroonian soldiers who claimed they were searching for Ambazonian agitators who fled Cameroon at the heat of their clash recently and took refuge in some communities in the area.”

The chairman, who also said he and the Commanding Officer in charge of the Nigerian Army 93 Battalion in Takum council of the state, in company of no fewer than 60 soldiers, visited the villages at the instance of the state governor, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, said he was displeased with the acts of the foreign soldiers.

He did, however, reassure the residents of the afflicted communities of the state government’s commitment to preserving their lives and property against foreign assault.

Urging the people to remain calm and refrain from activities that may jeopardize the peace in the areas, he stated that the government will not only work around the clock to secure their safety, but will also put a stop to the invasion and intimidation being committed by foreign forces.