Anglophone Crisis: Woman Caught In Between Devil And Deep Blue Sea
By Amos Akoh Since the start of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon , civilians are frequently accused by both armed separatist groups and state authorities of supporting opposing sides. The case of Moto Marie Nwangolo, an Anglophone woman from Bole Bakundu, South-West Region, illustrates how such accusations can expose individuals to sustained and nationwide risk , putting her in a fixed situation described by many as being in between the Devil and deep blue sea, with no option than to run for safety. Moto Marie Nwangolo is a mother of three and a former seamstress and subsistence farmer. p rior to the escalation of violence in 2017, owned a residential property and a tailoring workshop in Bole Bakundu, where she lived openly and maintained her livelihood. In 2017, as the Anglophone crisis intensified, Mrs Moto Marie was in a relationship with a serving Cameroonian soldier, with whom she had two children. As a result, Ambazonia separatist fighters reportedly accused he...