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. prior 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 her of coll...