Early life and insurgency Oliver was born to Grace Mafuatem in Azi in December 1968. According to relatives, he was an "obedient boy", but did not complete school due to poor grades. Oliver eventually went on to join the Cameroonian army, In contrast, his brother Chris Anu started to work as a computer engineer in the United States. being the first militant to attack military positions in the
Southwest Region. he eventually became the most powerful warlord in the Lebialem Division. Owing partly to the topography of
Lebialem, the division became a key battleground of the war, with the
Cameroon Armed Forces facing a tough fight against the separatists there. As a result, Oliver became a prominent general on the separatist side as well as a prioritized target by Cameroon. In August 2019, his mother and sister were arrested in
Yaoundé. The authorities claimed that they had hidden away ransom money made by the Red Dragon militia from taking hostages. The lawyers claimed that they had lost contact with Oliver. The commander also stated that the government had imprisoned his best friend and his wife. of
Lebialem or "King" of Lebialem, and even posed for a photo dressed in clothing akin to that worn by local traditional rulers. This act caused outrage both among Cameroonian loyalists as well as other rebels, with one Ambazonian spokesman, Tapang Ivo Tanku, calling it an "excessive abuse of power and the rape of culture". At some point, Oliver rose to leader of the entire Ambazonia Self-Defence Council (by then better known as "Ambazonia Restoration Forces").
Decline of the Red Dragons, and death In January 2022, the Ambazonia Restoration Forces began to fracture as conflicts erupted among its members. Several commanders of the umbrella group, including
General No Pity and General Mad Dog, started to clash with other members of the coalition. The internal struggles further escalated in February 2022, as the Interim Government splintered when its leader Samuel Ikome Sako was impeached. General Mad Dog subsequently began attacking the forces of Oliver. or just a "few supporters" according to
Journal du Cameroun. However, separatists later confirmed his death; according to his brother Chris Anu, Oliver was killed by an insider who had then tipped off Cameroonian forces about the location of the corpse. The Cameroonian government subsequently displayed Oliver's corpse to the public to "deter the rebels and warn youth against joining their cause". ==Notes==