Cameroon's
Anglophone regions have long been the
subject to a separatist movement calling for the establishment of a state termed "
Ambazonia". In the
2016–17 Cameroonian protests, calls for separatism reached a new height, fuelled by militant online activists. Ngong Emmanuel adopted the pseudonym "Capo Daniel" He has occasionally been described as an Ambazonian "general". In 2021, forces associated with Daniel fought in
Operation Bui Clean. In April 2023, Daniel resigned from AGovC and, by extension, the ADF, in order to pursue independent activism. He publicly declared that disagreements with the rest of the AGovC and ADF leadership had made it "impossible for me to continue serving our Liberation Movement in those capacities", though clarified that he continued to support and involve himself in the separatist rebellion. AGovC leader
Ayaba Cho Lucas acknowledged his resignation and thanked him for his years of work. and founded a new militant group called the Ambazonia Dark Forces. He openly called on his fighters to abduct journalists for ransom. He explained this policy as a reaction against allegedly hostile journalism after separatists had "accidentally" killed Anye Nde Nsoh, the regional bureau chief of
The Advocate newspaper. In a statement released in May 2024, Daniel called for an end of the armed struggle against Cameroon and a switch to
nonviolent resistance. Daniel said that the struggle had failed both militarily and diplomatically, and that pending negotiations, fighters should only use their weapons in self-defense. On 7 January 2025, the
Bamenda family home of the Daniel was burned down. He blamed separatist fighters from
Bui for this attack. == Notes ==