The
Fon of Kom has diaclaimed information circulating on social media suggesting he
is the coordinator of the Ambazonians in his Fondom.
In
a release read over radio stations in Bamenda from Foin Clement Ndzi II, the
Paramount Fon of notes that "the news circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp
on social media with the effigy of the Fon of Kom pretending to be the
coordinator of the Ambazonians in Kom is fake news only meant to tarnish the
image of the Fon who is still mourning his uncle and has nothing to do it the
social media."
Accessing
the authors of the message as criminals the Fon's release states " The
author/authors of this criminal act are extorting money from the population and
are equally threatening to kill their victims should they fail to comply with
their demands."
Kidnappings
and abductions have become the mainstay of armed groups in Kom Boyo said to be
fighting for the independence of Ambazonia. Military response has led to a long-standing
gun battle in the area for several months leading to the dead and displacement
of many.
Living
in Kom-Boyo has been a major challenge as both the armed groups carry out
sporadic raids kidnapping or shooting anyone they consider a traitor or working
for the government or supporting government ideologies and it is for this
reason Fon Ndzi II "calls on all to be vigilant and to take necessary precautions
not to be tricked by these men and urge all to immediately report to the
various security agencies any attempts by these men of the underworld to extort
money from them and encourage the general public not to give in to any of
their useless threats."
It
is worth mentioning that many have been kidnapped in the area including top government
functionaries, local councilors, education officials and ordinary civilians.
The outing by the monarch comes at the time many are beginning to get scared
and frightened at the mentioned of anything connected to anything Ambazonia
armed groups.
"I
gave money to some people who came to my office saying they were the boys from Batibo.
Truly I didn't give because I wanted to because I love to but because of my
life I had. I have heard terrible things that they do to people. I only noticed
they were the ones when I removed money to give him and he said put on the
table." a Bamenda city dweller narrates to this reporter after some of the
group members stormed city chemist collecting funds from office to office shop
to shop.
"Thank
God our Fon has made that outing because if he does not they will accuse him of
being the coordinator of those fighters. Life is terrible for us in Kom.
Something must be done for us to live normally again." A Kom subject who
will not want to be named reacts to the Fon's outing.