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Des soldats camerounais dans une rue de Bamenda, capitale de la région camerounaise anglophone du Nord-Ouest le 17 nove
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Two gendarmes, two soldiers, and four police officers are currently under detention at the Territorial Gendarmerie Brigade in Ndu for beating a civilian to near-death.
In a press release Monday, 15 February 2021, Navy Captain Atonfack Guemo Cyrille Serge, Head of Communication Division at Cameroon’s Ministry of Defence says the decision to detain the defense and security forces in question was taken by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency of the Republic in charge of Defence.
“On Saturday, 13 February 2021, an amateur video appeared on the web, presenting a man being interrogated, then assaulted and severely beaten by some elements of the Defense and Security Forces. The scene took place in the afternoon of Thursday, 11 February 2021, in the locality of Ndu, Donga-Mantung Division, North West Region,” the press release read in part.