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February 17, 2020
The United Nations, UN says about 22 people have been killedin an attack on a village in north-west Cameroon. Among are children, and mostof the victims were burned alive.
No group has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident,but an opposition party blamed the army.
Cameroon’s government, which has been fighting separatistsin the region for three years, denied involvement in the attack.
An official from the UN’s humanitarian co-ordination agencyOcha, James Nunan, said a pregnant woman was among those killed. Fourteenchildren, including nine under the age of five, were also among the dead.
In a statement, one of the country’s main oppositionparties, The Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon blamed the dictatorialregime” and the head of Cameroon’s security forces for the attack.
A leading figure in the separatist movement, Agbor Mballaalso suggested that state defence forces were responsible, while an armyofficial described the allegations as false.
Cameroon’s President Biya has been accused of human rightsabuses during the conflict which has been centred in north-western Cameroon,where most of the population speaks English because of old colonial ties toBritain.