Egbekaw massacre

On 6 November 2023, the Tigers of Ambazonia (also called "Tigers of Manyu") carried out a massacre in Egbekaw, Mamfe, Southwest Region, Cameroon.

[1] In 2017, they began an insurgency in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon.

[3][4] The Boki community in Egbekaw allegedly hired Nigerian mercenaries to hunt down Ambazonian separatists, the local group being Tigers of Ambazonia, and the mercenaries killed one separatist in Egbekaw on 5 November.

[2] In Egbekaw, celebrations were planned for Paul Biya's 41st anniversary ruling the country.

[1] Several senior politicians of Manyu Department were expected to be in attendance.