A look in the mirror leaves a scary reminder, a touch on the body feels a mark of violation. when is the right time for her to mature and outgrow it all, is the essence of a girl defined by the memories of a painful past that still plaques her heart, mind and experience? Did they all experience molestation in some way? Without her consent, she was abducted, overpowered and compromised. Blame it on bad governance, blame it on lack of stringent and applicable laws, blame it on insecurity created by political instability, blame it on the existence of terrorist groups, blame it on lack of genuine regard for human rights, blame it on the absence of true parental guidance, even blame it on the lack of protection on the vulnerable girl, blame it on everything but her, most importantly blame it on a generation and a race of people without the fear of God and respect for fellow mankind.
The republic of Cameroon is a country with political instability in the English-speaking regions since November 2016, coming to several years of war and social unrest. There are countless reports and videos circulating on the news and social media, showing rampant, aimless killings, abduction and molestation of vulnerable students and girls, abuse on human rights, suffering internally and externally displaced people, villages and homes of civilians with pregnant men women and children burnt while at sleep by the military and government.
The US State Department Country Report on Cameroon 2022 confirms that the government of Cameroon and the separatist (Amba) fighters are involved in an armed conflict characterised by ‘indiscriminate violence’, and that the situation poses ‘serious and individual threat to a civilian’s life or person’. Amnesty International, Mps of the U,k parliament alongside many other international organizations have condemn the wild spread killings of civilians, abuse of human rights in Cameroon over the past years, also internet bloggers such as Mimi Mefo Info tweet everyday about the ongoing massacre of civilians in the British Southern Cameroon. In the midst of war, the civilians suffer most.
Her life has become a result of the political squabble between the military and the separatist fighters, the urge of an ambitious young girl to be educated and the egality of her parents to ensure that her dreams of becoming a success see the light of day has transformed to scars, dark past, midnight cries, nightmares, daydreaming and hallucination, constant headache, fear of socialising, little or no desire to live, hopelessness, cold feet and hand, disgust for men and very painful memories. Rape, abuse of human rights and molestation left a traumatic experience of pain, misery, grief and her survival lie on a slim chance of faith and trust in God. SCNC U.K stands against the horrific happenings in the Southern Cameroon.
#NOTORAPE
#NOTOSEXUALASSUALT
#STOPTHEWARINSOUTHERNCAMEROON.
The Painful Scars It Left Her.
Written By: Miliette Azah Chi.