WhatsApp Chief Efande Ewule of Lower Bokova and Chief Simon Kombe of Lower Bolifamba have regained freedom 24 hours after armed separatists kidnapped them.
Rebels abducted the duo in Mile 14 Dibanda Sunday, December 13, 2020, along with their peer, Chief Ngale Ikome.
“Chief Ngale Ikome of Mile 14 Dibanda was killed by the kidnappers in the bush yesterday shortly after the abduction,” open sources reported.
Photos of the remains of the deceased chief made rounds on social media Sunday evening. A thick crowd looked on as the corpse was deposited for preservation at the morgue of the Buea Regional Hospital Annex.
“Two traditional rulers of Buea subdivision kidnapped by separatist fighters yesterday in Mile 14 Buea have been released. The conditions under which Chief Efande Ewule of Lower Bokova Village and Simon Kombe of Lower Bolifamba were released is yet to be known. Unfortunately, His Majesty Ngale Ikome of Mile 14 died in captivity shortly after their abduc