Admin l Friday, April 24, 2020
LONDON, England – The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mrs. Patricia Scotland has welcomed the findings of a Joint Commission of Inquiry into Ngarbuh Village massacre in North-West Cameroon on 13 and 14 February 2020 that left 23 people dead, the majority of them children, forcing the Secretary-General of Commonwealth to issue a statement condemning the attack.
In response to international outrage that greeted the Ngarbuh Village massacre, His Excellency President Paul Biya conveyed the findings of the joint commission on 21 April.
Speaking on the development, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said she welcomes Paul Biya’s decision to hold the perpetrators of this heinous act accountable.
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“I further welcome the measures the President has ordered to ensure justice and dignity for the victims and their families”, she said, adding that justice is an essential condition for sustainable peace.
“I once again condole with the families of the victims and I encourage a speedy implementation of the Commission’s recommendations so that justice may be done”, she noted adding that the Government of Cameroon’s openness in addressing this incident is encouraging.
“When I visited Cameroon in November 2019 with the Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo and the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, we offered our joint support to the President in his ongoing leadership in finding a lasting and peaceful solution to the conflict in the North-West and South-West regions.
“I reiterate this offer. We stand ready to continue working with Cameroon in the promotion of our shared values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.”
