Ayuk Ndifon Defcam joined the rebels, rose to command a militia and adopted the pseudonym "General Transporter".

The two rebel leaders filmed the assault, declaring it an act of revenge after militiamen from Ediki-Mbalangi had previously aided the Cameroonian security forces.

[11] Government sources claimed that General Transporter eventually went into hiding at the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, before returning to Konye village near Kumba.

[5] The Cameroonian government portrayed General Transporter's death as a major success[1] and subsequently displayed his corpse to the public at Bicec junction in Kumba.

[5] In contrast, ADF deputy commander Capo Daniel honored and lauded General Transporter as "represent[ing] the youths of Ambazonia who have stood up for their rights of self-determination.

"[1] Several separatists such as Capo Daniel and Vice President Dabney Yerima of the Interim Government of Ambazoonia, called for rebels to avenge the commander.