Nigeria: Ambazonia president, 9 others abducted in Abuja

Ambazonia President, Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and nine other officials were abducted by gunmen from la Republic du Cameroun at about 19:30 pm in Nera Hotels, (Ekwueme Road), Abuja, Nigeria on January 5, 2018. This criminal abduction happened during a meeting being chaired by Sisiku Ayuk Tabe.

Those arrested along with the President, Ayuk Tabe include:

Dr. Nfor Ngala Nfor, Chairman of the Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC)

Dr. Fidelis Nde Che,

Dr. Henry Kimeng

Prof. Awasum

Dr. Cornelius Kwanga

Mr. Tassang Wilfred

Barrister Eyambe Elias

Dr. Ojong Okongho and

Barrister Nalowa Bih.

Mega Icon Magazine gathered that the President and his team were in a High Command meeting in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria at the time the Cameroun Gunmen showed up at the Hotel. The meeting, as learnt started at around 5pm, Nigerian time. At around 7:30PM, the gunmen came into the Hotel and abducted all of them including the President.

The meeting was scheduled to discuss the Southern Cameroons Refugee crisis in Nigeria and to galvanize relief support for housing, medical and feeding in anticipation of the approaching rainy season.

However, the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia has strongly condemned the abduction of President Ayuk Tabe and others, calling for their Immediate release.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been notified of the incident and it is currently investigating the situation. The Interim Government of the Southern Cameroons calls on all Southern Cameroonians to remain calm as it pursues investigations.

The government also added that Southern Cameroonians continue to be victims of extra judicial killings orchestrated by President Paul Biya and his henchmen.

“President Paul Biya and his henchmen must know that Southern Cameroonians will continue to assert their right to self-determination and will hold Paul Biya to account on all the killings of Southern Cameroonians.

“We call on Nigerian authorities to address this issue immediately and ensure that the Cameroun Government does not do any harm to them. We also call on the Nigerian authorities to investigate this threat against its sovereignty by La Republique du Cameroun.

“We call on the Nigerian government to guarantee the security of the more than 20,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees in various camps in Nigeria”, said the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia.