12 Facts About Lekeaka Oliver

Lekeaka Oliver, popularly known as Field Marshall, was a Cameroonian army soldier and later an Ambazonian separatist commander and the leader of the Red Dragon militia.

Lekeaka Oliver was killed on 12 July 2022, though it remains unclear whether he was killed by Cameroonian forces or in an incident of separatist infighting.

Lekeaka Oliver was born to Grace Mafuatem in Azi in December 1968.

Lekeaka Oliver eventually went on to join the Cameroonian army, becoming part of the elite Rapid Intervention Battalion.

Lekeaka Oliver's brother joined the separatists as spokesperson and political coordinator.

On October 1,2019, having chased out the traditional rulers of Lebialem, Lekeaka Oliver declared himself "Paramount Ruler" or "King" of Lebialem, and even posed for a photo dressed in clothing akin to that worn by local traditional rulers.

At some point, Lekeaka Oliver rose to leader of the entire Ambazonia Self-Defence Council.

Lekeaka Oliver even presented his group as being the largest active separatist militia.

However, as conflicts among the rebels grew, Lekeaka Oliver was increasingly criticized by anti-Sako separatists such as the prominent activist Mark Bareta.

At some point, Lekeaka Oliver was reportedly wounded in combat, and went into hiding in Nigeria or Lebialem.

News websites Cameroun Web and Cameroon Info cautioned that Lekeaka Oliver had been declared dead three times before this raid, making some separatists question his death.

However, separatists later confirmed his death; according to his brother Chris Anu, Lekeaka Oliver was killed by an insider who had then tipped off Cameroonian forces about the location of the corpse.