{"id":30471,"date":"2026-02-22T04:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T09:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30471"},"modified":"2026-02-22T04:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T09:46:30","slug":"rare-prison-sentences-handed-to-cameroon-soldiers-after-killing-of-21-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/02\/22\/rare-prison-sentences-handed-to-cameroon-soldiers-after-killing-of-21-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region.<\/b><\/p>\n

The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six years ago in the Northwest region, range from five to 10 years per person.<\/p>\n

A military court previously found the soldiers guilty of murder, arson and destruction – a rare occurrence in a country where military personnel are seldom convicted of crimes against civilians.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, lawyers for the victims told the BBC they were disappointed with the length of the jail terms handed down on Thursday, calling them “insignificant”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The convictions centre on the events of 14 February 2020, when soldiers, supported by a local militia of ethnic Fulanis, raided the village of Ngarbuh and killed civilians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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