Cameroon: Two Government Forces Ambushed and killed in the West Region

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 Ambazonia fighters attacked and  killed two Cameroon soldiers in Magba, Noun Division in the West Region of Cameroon.

The incident took place on the night of August 13, 2022, leading to the dead of a police inspector by name Adjomo and a soldier by name Kibam Idrissou.


The two soldiers and a bike rider were ambushed  by the separatist fighters in Mbiame in Bui division killing the two soldiers and making away with their weapons and ammunition.

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