The periods between 1st October 1961 to 2nd June 1972 and beyond reflects a clear intent of France and French Cameroon {la Republic du Cameroon} to recolonise and assimilate the people of British Southern Cameroons also known as West Cameroon {Ambazonia}. Through a high level conspiracy between the international community and the United Nations {UNO}, the lives of a people were put in a great deal of uncertainty for the future. Even the history thought in schools does not reflect the true history of the people, little did they know that nothing hides under the sun forever and there will come a generation that will stand firm to rewrite the history of the past and put glory to our forefathers who sort out to tell the world about a failed union but were brutally killed and therefore stretching the elastic limit of the people.
Every union with bad faith will never last. The union between French and West Cameroons cannot last any further for a simple reason of bad faith; if the so called Cameroon government had good faith then West Cameroons {Ambazonia} would not be in a revolution fighting to restore her independence. Simple demands from striking teachers and lawyers were met with armed force brutality on them. University students crying out about unjustified fees levied on them ,were also met with brutality of various forms ,the general population set out for a peaceful protest with peace plants were equally met with untold brutality .How far can you push a people and expect them to stay quiet?. Self-defence is a right and even the laws defend that.
A conniving vicious government like that of French Cameroon {la Republic du Cameroon} cannot be left to govern a gentle peaceful people of Southern Cameroons {Ambazonia}.The youths after 1st of October 2017,realised the only option they have to be free is to fight back and defend their communities. Event that have unfolded after October 1st legitimizes the reasons for the population to defend themselves, villages have been burned to ashes ,families displaced, people living in bushes, targeted killings going on and mass graves spotted in different localities across Southern Cameroons, thousands across the border as refugees in neighbouring Nigeria. What more do we need to tell the world ?. The population has been pushed to its elastic limit leading to young boys and girls to pick up arms to defend themselves. We all encourage the government of la republic to facilitate an unconditional, free and fair dialogue to avoid any further blood shed.
By FUALEFAC FUANYI