The entire population of Buea in the South West Region of Cameroon is said panic stricken, after a young lady identified as Ms. Ajaga Catherine, was found crying abandoned by the roadside after ritualists ruthlessly ripped off her left breasts and vulva in broad day light.
According to social media reports, Ms. Ajaga Catherine who was found lying naked on the streets and rushed to the Buea General Hospital,where she underwent hours of life-saving surgical procedures. it was gathered that her right breast was fortunately salvaged by doctors.
Facebook user, Barrister Agbor Nkongho yesterday shed more light on his page on the situation of Ms. Ajaga Catherine who is presently undergoing treatment at the Buea General Hospital. He wrote;
“On February 23rd, I mandated the Executive Director and Gender Officer of the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA), to visit Ms. Ajaga Catherine, who was found in Buea, violently mutilated during the early hours of Wednesday, February 21st, 2018.
Catherine was urgently admitted at the Buea General Hospital, where she underwent hours of life-saving surgical procedures. She lost her left breast, her vulva was completely removed, meanwhile her right breast was fortunately salvaged by doctors. She went into hemorrhagic shock and the brave doctors resuscitated her, she remains under critical but stable condition.
There are risks of infections, especially in the genital area. Therefore, we call on well wishers to support as Catherine will require further treatment for her wounds and psychological support.
We must do more to protect girls and women from violent attacks and genital mutilation.
The sad incident is reportedly happening at a time when the area is inundated by security forces, due to the Anglophone Crisis that has rocked the area for more than a year.
Critics however suspect that those responsible for this hideous act may be desperate unscrupulous ritualists, who are involved in the trade of body spare parts. An investigation has been opened by the Buea Police to that effect.
