General The Only Bro

Ngeh Cyprian, better known by his nom de guerre "General The Only Bro", is an Ambazonian rebel leader. He and his militia are mainly active around Bamessing and Kedjom Ketinguh, Ngo-Ketunjia department, in Cameroon. He has become widely known for the kidnappings, torture, and murder of civilians, with his actions also resulting in armed opposition by other separatist forces. Furthermore, journalists, local civilians, and rival rebels have alleged that Cyprian is secretly connected to the Cameroonian government.

Biography Ngeh Cyprian was a native of Bamessing. He had a history of violence and was ostracized by his own community; Bamessing's Kwifon (traditional council) expelled him from the settlement after he had attacked several people, including a schoolteacher. He relocated to Kedjom Ketinguh, where he eventually became an insurgent. Since 2017, the Northwest Region and Southwest Region of Cameroon have become the site of a civil war known as the "Anglophone Crisis" between the Cameroonian government and Ambazonian separatists.

Having joined the separatist side, Cyprian gradually rose to become the leader of a militia, called "The Only Bro" group, He and his militia became infamous for their brutality. In course of the Ambazonian leadership crisis, Cyprian pledged loyalty to the Sako faction of the Interim Government of Ambazonia. By autumn 2025, Cyprian's forces were again involved in a series of attacks and kidnappings targeting civilians. The insurgents reportedly executed one civilian at the funeral of his brother in August 2025, and they captured six civilians in Kedjom Ketinguh and demanding 1 million CFA franc each for their release. When the family of one prisoner could not raise enough money, Cyprian's fighters tortured the prisoner nearly to death and left him to die, though he survived. In the following month, Cyprian's group kidnapped, tortured and murdered another civilian after his family could not pay the 5 million CFA franc ransom for his release.

Controversy regarding political alignment An investigation by news site Mimi Mefo Infos discovered that Cyprian's home featured a prominent portrait of Cameroonian president Paul Biya. Local activists have also argued that Cyprian's forces have operated largely with impunity, being mostly ignored by security forces. Mimi Mefo Infos journalists and local analysts thus questioned whether Cyprian was truly loyal to the Ambazonian cause or rather operated to terrorize pro-opposition communities with the government's blessing. Civilians in Bamessing and Kedjom Ketinguh also claimed that Cyprian had cooperated with the security forces to kill a rival separatist named Tum Raymond. Bui-based separatists have also claimed that he coverly cooperates with the Cameroonian government.