Tiko: Gunmen attack CDC estate, kill worker, soldier, injure others.

According to the General Manager of the CDC, Franklin Ngoni Njie, the attack was carried out by unidentified gunmen. He said victims were workers of the CDC Sonne/Likomba Rubber Estate in Tiko. 

The CDC staff, Jacky Nsai, who was killed in the attack, was a Senior Field Assistant at the Sonne Likomba Estate, while the soldier was a member of the Special Amphibious Battalion based in Tiko. 

Two other workers who were injured during the attack are currently receiving medical attention at the CDC Cottage Hospital in Tiko.

In a press release signed by the General Manager of CDC, the corporation expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and compassion to the injured workers, while appealing to the entire workforce of the corporation to stay calm, focused and vigilant.

The assailants have not yet been determined, neither does the motive, according to the CDC press release. 

“…Investigations by the competent authorities of the State to uncover the identity of the assailants are ongoing,” reads the communique from General Manager of CDC. 

It should be noted that since the Anglophone crisis took a violent trajectory, separatist fighters have targeted CDC workers on several occasions. 

Many workers have lost their lives, some having their hands chopped off, property destroyed and plantations abandoned.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3545 of Tuesday August 26, 2025