Thousands leave Cameroon's anglophone regions in fear of 'lockdown' Thousands of people are leaving Cameroon's anglophone regions, some of them fearing an escalation of violence after separatists called for "lockdown" days in the villages, according to the UN and NGOs. In almost two years the conflict, which sees separatists fighting for the creation of an independent state in the west of the country, has forced over 500,000 people to flee their homes. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES