Brutal murder of CPDM militant in Jakiri: Must civilians march on May 20?
The Colbert Factor: Images of the lifeless body of one Lukong Francis, identified as a militant of the ruling CPDM Party, who marched last May 20, 2022, in Jakiri, Bui Division, North West of Cameroon, had since gone viral on social media. It has widely been reported suspected separatist fighters who had embargoed such celebrations in the 'disputed territories' of the North West and South West Regions, carried out the act. The part about it that still hungers an explanation, is the fact that his killers didn't only end at eliminating him but went further to drag the lifeless body along roadsides to the glare of cameras. The Rome Statutes on the rules of war (and especially the need to protect civilians) forbids any further tormenting of dead bodies during conflict. Since the morphing of the current conflict from bare-hand protests to weaponized killings, Jini Edward, Senior Pastor of the Nkwen Baptist Church, Bamenda, have been speaking of 'the sanctity of human blood