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Scared Cameroonians Flee From English-Speaking Regions Ahead of Sundays Polls

Moki Edwin Kindzeka

   BAMENDA, CAMEROON - Economic activity is at a standstill in Northwest
   and Southwest Cameroon, as separatist fighters have imposed a travel
   ban and vowed that local and parliamentary elections set for Sunday
   will not take place. Civilians say they do not believe the government
   will be able to protect them from separatists who have been abducting
   candidates, election officials and people found with voters cards.

   Peter Nanji, a54-year-old teacher, is driving out of Bamenda with his
   wife and three children. He says he is escaping to the town of
   Bafoussam some 90 kilometers away because his neighborhood, Ekata, was
   attacked by Cameroon's military on Thursday morning.

   "The military suspects that Ekata is a stronghold for the separatist
   fighters that is why they attacked and killed indiscriminately so as we
   speak, the area is deserted," he said.

   Nanji said at least nine people including his landlord were killed.

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