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Soldier arrested after killing civilian in Bamenda.
Soldier arrested after killing civilian in Bamenda.
A uniform officer is under custody in Bamenda after killing a civilian last Wednesday morning, Cameroon’s Defence Minister has said.
Joseph Beti Assomo said the soldier shot at the civilian driver in the parking lot of the hospital as he tried to escape from security control.
The driver, Fuh Augustine, was stopped by a patrol team of the 501 Air base, but he refused to comply and fled forcing the patrol team to engage on a chase, the Minister said in a statement.
” After a chase on the public highway, the suspect vehicle changed course despite the usual warnings, before attempting to hide in the parking lot of the Saint Mary Catholic Hospital, precisely where a soldier opened fire, in violation of the rules of engagement,” Joseph Beti Assomo recounted.
“The soldier who fired the shots was immediately arrested and is in the Bamenda gendarmerie company,” he added.
He also insinuated that the vehicle was carrying a certain Fru Romanus who was shot on his left leg two weeks ago on the Mbengwi-Bamenda road resulting in the amputation of his leg.
Doctors Without Borders calls on all parties to respect health facilities
Meanwhile, following the deadly incident at St Mary Soledad’s Hospital in Bamenda, North-west Cameroon, international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders called on all parties to the ongoing crisis to respect the safety and security of medical facilities, ambulances, staff and patients.
On Wednesday 19th February, at around 10:30 am, a car entered St Mary Soledad’s Hospital in Bamenda, a heath structure supported by Doctors Without Borders. None of the occupants of the first car were Doctors Without Borders’ staff. This car was immediately followed by a vehicle of the Cameroonian Defence and Security Forces. As both cars stopped in the compound, security forces surrounded the vehicle and a soldier opened fire, killing the driver. Several bullets also struck the adjoining ambulance call centre building, endangering patients and hospital staff.
“We categorically condemn in the most severe terms the use of arms in, around or against health facilities,” said Emmanuel Lampaert, Doctors Without Borders’ Operations Coordinator for Cameroon.
“Unfortunately, this is not the first time that staff and patients have faced security incidents in this region. In recent weeks and months, our medical teams have been threatened a number of times by different parties involved in the crisis, including intimidation at gunpoint,” he said.
In a context of increasing armed clashes and health needs across the North-west region, Doctors Without Borders is calling for all parties to respect the safety and security of medical facilities, ambulances, staff and patients, as well as for better protection of civilians.
“This call for respect goes to every actor involved in the current crisis. We remind all parties that medical facilities and vehicles are exclusively dedicated for the provision of medical assistance and must be respected and protected to let health workers treat and transport patients in a safe and secure environment.”
Doctors Without Borders is a neutral, independent medical organisation working in more than 70 countries to provide care for populations in distress, irrespective of political convictions, language, gender, religion or creed.
In Cameroon, the organization is responding to health needs in the Far-north, South-west and North-west regions. In North-west, its team are supporting St Mary Soledad’s Hospital in Bamenda and St Joseph Hospital in Widikum, providing a free ambulance service and medical care for victims of intentional and unintentional trauma, acute abdominal interventions requiring surgery, medical complications for severe acute malnourished children under five, obstetrical complications, acute mental health conditions, and support for survivors of sexual violence.