List of Ambazonian militant groups

Following is a list of militant groups fighting for the independence of Ambazonia, commonly referred to locally as "Amba Boys". It should be recalled that there are other groups involved but their tactics remain nonviolent. Due to the obscure nature of many of the smaller groups, this list will remain incomplete until more information becomes available.

Many Ambazonian rebel groups and their commanders take symbolic names which reference animals or specific personal traits; these are used to evoke fear and respect.[1]

List
Name of group Part of
(if applicable)		 Political allegiance
(if applicable)		 Commander(s) Strength
Ambaland Forces[2] N/A  ?  ? 10–30 (by 2018)[3]
Ambaland Quifor[4]  ?  ? Silas Zama[4] 200 (by 2019)[4]
Ambazonia Defence Forces[5] N/A Ambazonia Governing Council
(in turn allied with the Ayuk Tabe loyalist faction of the Interim Government since 2020)[6]		 Ayaba Cho Lucas[7]
Benedict Nwana Kuah[7][4]
Ivo Mbah †[8]
"General Efang" ("Big Number")[9]
Daniel Caapo[10]
"Major General King Commando"[11]
"General Manboy"[11]
"General Cross and Die" †[12]		 200–500 (by 2019)[4]
Ambazonia Intelligence Forces[13] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council  ?  ?  ?
Ambazonia Revolutionary Guards[14][15] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[16]  ? "General No Pity"[17] (General No Pity also leads the Bambalang Marine Forces and Bui Unity Warriors)  ?
Ambazonia Restoration Army[18] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government) Paxson Agbor[19] a few dozen (by 2019)[4]
Bambalang Marine Forces[20] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[16]  ? "General No Pity"[21] (General No Pity also leads the Ambazonia Revolutionary Guards and Bui Unity Warriors)  ?
Black Cats[1]  ?  ?  ?  ?
Black Hearts of Banga Bakundu[22]  ?  ?  ?  ?
Black Mambas[1]  ?  ?  ?  ?
Bui Unity Warriors[23] Unclear[lower-alpha 1]  ? "General No Pity"[23] (General No Pity also leads the Ambazonia Revolutionary Guards and Bambalang Marine Forces)
"General Mad Dog"[23]		  ?
Bui Warriors[27] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[28]
Southern Cameroons Restoration Forces (General Insobu was General Chacha's successor;[23] Chacha was aligned with the SCRF[29])		  ? "General Insobu" †[23]  ?
Dongang Mantung self defense group[4]  ?  ?  ?  ?
Fako Action Forces[30]  ?  ?  ?  ?
Fako-Meme Black Tar Council[31]  ?  ? Augustine Ambe ("General Above the Law") †[31]  ?
Fako Mountain Lions[32]  ?  ?  ?  ?
Gorilla Fighters[33]  ?  ? "General Ayeke" †[34]  ?
Jaguars of Bamessing[35]  ?  ? "General Sagard"[35]  ?
Menchum Fall Warriors[4]  ?  ?  ? a few dozen (by 2019)[4]
Manyu Ghost Warriors[36] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government) Martin Ashu[4] 500 (by 2019)[4]
Ngoketundjia Defence Council[37]  ?  ?  ?  ?
Red Dragon[18] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[38] Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government) "Field Marshall" Lekeaka Oliver[4]
"General Ayekeah" †[39]		 200 (by 2019)[4]
Seven Karta[18] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government) "General Alhaji" †[40]
"General Peace Plant" †[40]		 200 (by 2019)[4]
Southern Cameroons Defence Forces[2] Aligned with, but not officially part of, the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (APLM) Ebenezer Akwanga[7]
Andrew Ngoe †[41]
"General Opopo" [42]
"General Jason"[42]		 400 (by 2019)[4]
Southern Cameroons Restoration Forces (also known as "Southern Cameroons Defence Forces")[4] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[38] Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government) Nso Foncha Nkem[7]
"General RK"[4]
"General Chacha" †[29]		 100 (by 2019)[4]
Ten-Ten[4]  ?  ? "General Ten-Ten" 50 (by 2019)[4]
Tigers of Ambazonia[18][7] Ambazonia Self-Defence Council Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)  ?  ?
The Sword of Ambazonia (TSOA)[4]  ?  ?  ? 200 (by 2019)[4]
Vipers[2][1] N/A  ?  ? a few dozen (by 2019)[4]
White Tigers[4]  ?  ?  ? 50 (by 2019)[4]
Warriors of Nso[4]  ?  ?  ? 100 (by 2019)[4]
One Touch[7]  ?  ?  ?  ?
Isakabas[7]  ?  ?  ?  ?
More than 20 unnamed militias as of 2019[4]  ?  ? Notable individual leaders whose affiliation could not be verified include:
Ekeom Polycarb [43]
"General Nyambere" [44]
"General Divine" †[45]
Richard Nformumbang Ndango[46] ("General Fire"/"General Fire Man") †[47]
"General Action Man" †[48]
"General Mendo Ze" †[49]
"General Satan"[4]
Agbor Oscar Nkeng[50]
"Eugène"[4]
"General Obi" †[51]
Luca Fonteh ("General Mad Dog") † (not to be confused with Bui's "General Mad Dog")[52]
"General Okoro" †[53]
"Bush General" (POW)[53]
"General Sweet Tuma" (POW)[46]
"General Lion" †[54]
Celestine Wanche ("T-Boy") †[31]
"General Goddy Elangwe" [55]
"General Asan" †[56]
"General Nokia" (POW)[57]
"General Spirito" †[58]
"General Blink" †[59]
"General Idi Amin Dada" †[59]
"General Cobra" (POW)[59]
"General Black Mamba"[60]
"General King Commando" †[61]
Bessong Eugene †[62]
Mbu Princely Tabe[62]
"General Try and See" †[63]		 Hundreds, split into dozens of groups (by 2019)[4]

Notes
  1. The Bui Unity Warriors were organized by commanders previously associated with the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council (ASC), but they fight against other groups that were ASC members since early 2022.[24][25][26]

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