Mofako Bekondo Native in Double Trouble

By Arrah Amoh

A native of Mofako Bekondo, identified as Louiszoh Motale Ekuka, is said to be in double trouble, as both security officers and separatist fighters are currently looking for him.

While separatist fighters suspect him of revealing their hideouts to security forces, security officers are also searching for him after he escaped from their custody.

His fate remains unknown, as both parties are reportedly determined to apprehend him.

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It is reported that due to attacks in Kumba at the height of the Anglophone Crisis in 2017, Louiszoh Motale Ekuka left the city and returned to his native Mofako Bekondo for safety. By the time he arrived in the village, many houses, including his family's home, had been razed. 

Many villagers were hiding in the forests, while a good number had been arrested and taken into custody.

He reportedly chose to join those hiding in the forest for safety.

Life in the forest soon changed as villagers were forced to serve separatist fighters according to their skills.

Louiszoh Motale Ekuka was reportedly used by separatist fighters as a transporter of people and goods.

Sometime in February 2018, while returning from a forced errand, he was apprehended by security officers who had attacked a separatist camp, killing many fighters.

After spending several months in detention and suffering from deteriorating health, he was transferred to Kumba Central Prison, from where he later escaped.

Believing that it was safe to return to his village, he soon discovered the opposite. News had spread that separatist fighters were looking for him, alleging that he had revealed their hideouts to security forces.

From that moment, life has never been the same for Louiszoh Motale Ekuka, as both security officers and separatist fighters have been searching for him.

No one seems to know his whereabouts, but many believe that, like most young people caught up in the conflict, he may have fled to a neighbouring country for safety from both sides.

While brutal death may await him if apprehended by separatist fighters, the anti-terrorism law, under which civilians can be tried in military courts, awaits him if he is arrested by security and defence forces.

The law, which has been described by many human rights organizations as problematic in its application, provides for prison sentences ranging from 15 to 25 years and, in some cases, life imprisonment.

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