Mbonge: Separatists kill two in Kombone
By Wilson Musa
Two inhabitants of Kombone Bakundu, a locality located some 13 kilometers away from Kumba, Mbonge Subdivision of the South West Region have been killed by Separatist fighters.
They were killed last Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Boa Bakundu, shortly after they were kidnapped in Kombone Bakundu, CNA gathered from witnesses.
Sources from the village revealed, Separatist fighters, under the command of Besaka Belget, popularly known as, General Black Bat, invaded Kombone, in search of Obie Christopher Lyonga, the Chairman of the Kombone Bakundu Traditional Council, for motives, no one could ascertain.
After they (Separatist fighters) successfully located Obie Christopher Lyonga, he was ordered at gunpoint to follow them to Boa Bakundu, a neighboring locality.
Upon seeing the current tension between Obie Christopher and Separatist fighters, a youth from the village, Mukete Theodore Oben, popularly known as “Papa god” intervened and resisted the Kidnapped of Mr. Obie.
Armedless, and outnumbered by Separatist fighters, both Mr Obie Christopher and Mukete Theodore Oben, succumbed to pressure, and were taken to Boa Bakundu.
A few hours after they were taken to Boa Bakundu, news of them being killed broke out in Kombone.
Faced with disbelief and anger, the families of both victims rushed to Boa Bakundu and were shocked, in despair, and anguish to find the corpses of both Obie Christopher and Mukete Theodore Oben in the mud.
Their corpses have been deposited at the Mile One Mortuary Kumba, pending burial.
Obie Christopher and Mukete Theodore Oben became the third victims from the same village, killed by ‘Amba boys’ in less than three years.
The Mother and Sister of the general Black Bat were recently released by Defense and Security forces, shortly after their arrest.
Kombone is located some 13 kilometers away from Kumba, along the Kumba – Ekondo Titi road. It’s been one of the hot spots of fighting, as it’s just 200 meters before Kwa-kwa.
Many civilians in Kombone Bakundu have been victims of kidnapping and torture by the same general.
