[6] It was led by Lekeaka Oliver,[1] and controlled most of Lebialem Division in the Southwest Region, driving away the traditional rulers and local administrators.
[14] In October 2020, the Cameroonian security forces finally killed "General Ayekeah"; this left the Red Dragon militia under Oliver the dominant rebel group in Lebialem.
[2] Cameroonian security forces including the Rapid Intervention Battalion reportedly located Oliver in Menji, and organized a raid on 12 July 2022.
The Interim Government of Ambazonia confirmed his death days later, but disputed the events leading to his demise; according to his brother Chris Anu, Oliver was killed by an insider who had then tipped off Cameroonian forces about the location of the corpse.
[20] On 6 February 2024, Red Dragon militants kidnapped Nicholas Nkongho Manchang, the Sub-Prefect of Bamenda's 2nd Arrondissement, and five of his staff members in Ntumbaw.