The Terrorists Determined To Divide The State Of Cameroon Were Identified Says Joseph Beti Assomo

The Minister of Defense spoke during an assessment mission to the city of Buea on 12 October 2017.

Joseph Beti Assomo, Deputy Minister for Defense, visited the city of Buea on Thursday, 12 October 2017. The aim of the descent was to "assess the security situation in the two regions of the North-West and South- West ", following the recent increase in tensions in the area, particularly on 22 September and 1 October.

In the speech given to the military present, Mindef asserted that the State would watch over its territorial integrity, in the face of the "insurrectional movement which presents itself as such ... The head of the State, head of the armed forces, as you know, the dialogue on what was originally seen as the demands of lawyers and teachers. And now that the masks have fallen, we have identified the terrorists determined to divide the State of Cameroon, creating what I will not name here, "he said.

The Terrorists Determined To Divide The State Of Cameroon Were Identified Says Joseph Beti Assomo

For Mindef, the Anglophone crisis is a political problem, and it is not the responsibility of the army to solve it. "We do not interfere in the political conduct of these files. The head of state knows what he must do, "he said, before revealing that an investigation had been opened by the judicial authorities on the outcome of the crisis.
Speaking to the defense forces, the minister ordered the military leaders to be close to the troops to boost their morale: "That the behaviors that come out of military discipline are treated as such. These are military forces that do their job properly in accordance with standards as a public force. They have suffered what they have suffered as attacks ... Things will happen according to our regulations ... Even if we are somewhat saddened that we do not talk about those duty men who are in hospitals because they were given buckshots. "

In conclusion, Joseph Beti Assomo ensures that he will implement all the measures that will be necessary, to "restore the safety fully stand up. The Terrorists Determined To Divide The State Of Cameroon Were Identified Says Joseph Beti Assomo.