The Minawao refugee camp in the Far North Region, the poorest and least-developed province in Cameroon, is an inhospitable home for some 60...
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The Minawao refugee camp in the Far North Region, the poorest and least-developed province in Cameroon, is an inhospitable home for some 60 000 refugees of Nigeria’s Boko Haram conflict.
A further 27 000 live precariously, often among struggling relatives and friends, closer to the insecure border, the media reported earlier this year. Cameroon’s strict encampment policy is due to very real security concerns.
Since March 2014, Boko Haram violence has spilled across the border, with hundreds of attacks in the Far North Region that have killed 1 500 people and displaced 155 000, according to a November report by the International Crisis Group.
That has not only compromised access to refugees living outside the camp, but the perception that refugees could be sympathetic to Boko Haram, “has sometimes impeded their access to asylum and affected screenings and status determination procedures”, says UNHCR.
And now, the Cameroonian authorities have decided to reinstate the curfew as early as 20 hours (local time) in the Far-North region, which has for some time experienced renewed suicide attacks, hostage-taking and armed incursions by the Nigerian terrorist sect, Boko Haram.
In a statement copied to APA on Saturday, Ernest Samuel Ebelle, the prefect of Diamare in the Maroua province, announces “controls of a special intensity with a view to scrupulous compliance with the crisis regulations requiring the prohibition of motorcycle-taxis from 8pm and the systematic closure of drinking places, as well as commercial premises at the same time will be intensified from this day.
“This decision, taken at the end of a security meeting of the administrative authorities of the region, also launches police, gendarmerie and military patrols once the night comes.
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That has not only compromised access to refugees living outside the camp, but the perception that refugees could be sympathetic to Boko Haram, “has sometimes impeded their access to asylum and affected screenings and status determination procedures”, says UNHCR.
And now, the Cameroonian authorities have decided to reinstate the curfew as early as 20 hours (local time) in the Far-North region, which has for some time experienced renewed suicide attacks, hostage-taking and armed incursions by the Nigerian terrorist sect, Boko Haram.
In a statement copied to APA on Saturday, Ernest Samuel Ebelle, the prefect of Diamare in the Maroua province, announces “controls of a special intensity with a view to scrupulous compliance with the crisis regulations requiring the prohibition of motorcycle-taxis from 8pm and the systematic closure of drinking places, as well as commercial premises at the same time will be intensified from this day.
“This decision, taken at the end of a security meeting of the administrative authorities of the region, also launches police, gendarmerie and military patrols once the night comes.
“According to consistent evidence, the renewed attacks and incursions into Cameroon have created a psychosis among the population, with various sources reporting that “several young girls carrying explosive charges from Nigeria have crossed the border and are now wandering in certain cities of the northern region.” - Online Sources
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