Day: April 5, 2024

The Commander of the Oku Gendarmerie brigade in the Bui division, North West region, Joh Bolivar Idjandja, has been dismissed following tons of complaints against him.

‘I want to thank you for a job well done. The brigade commander of Oku I reported to you the last time has been removed and sent back to base without a post. This is thanks to you for letting the world know what he was doing in Oku’, an informant told CNA.

In November 2023, CNA exposed the illegal deals orchestrated by the commander wherein, he was accused of arresting people with impunity and asking them to pay huge sums for bail.

He had organized random arrests in 12 out of the 36 villages in Oku, arresting more than 50 individuals per village and demanding between FCFA 500,000 to 2,000, 000 per person before their release.

‘He’s intimidating these individuals saying if the monies are not given, he’s going to send them to Bamenda as amba supporters. These people he’s using as his farm to collect these huge sums of money from are the same
people running away from the Ambas,’ the source added ( Amba is the name Separatist fighters call themselves in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions)

News of his dismissal from the position was received with joy by the Oku population but said he must pay for his damages, ‘If you could help ask those in charge to hold him so he can pay the monies he collected from the Oku people before he leaves, we’ll be very grateful,’ a villager said.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

By Stephen TADAHA

To fight the alarming insecurity in Bafoussam, the main city of the West Region, some 220 video surveillance cameras have been installed in the town.

The information was revealed in a ceremony to inaugurate the region’s surveillance control and command center on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the esplanade of the Bafoussam central police station.

The ultramodern center according to the governor, Awah Fonka will reinforce the security of people against robbery, kidnappings, rapes, drug consumption, urban disorder, and other forms of criminality.

From the centre, police officials will be able to control all corners in the main towns of the region.

‘It is an ultramodern building containing the control system of 220 video surveillance cameras. The video surveillance cameras have already been installed in some sensible corners of the region.’ Governor Awa Fonka Augustine told attendees.

‘Let’s note that the deployment of the cameras will in an average term integrate an intelligence aspect wh
ich will be able to automatically detect the types of crimes and facial recognition. In the second phase whose funding has been approved by the hierarchy, the project will be extended to the quarters of all 8 divisions and in some sensible areas of the region ‘ Mr Fonka added.

With this new and ultramodern infrastructure whose technical support comes from the Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) and Huawei, the police increased its means of surveillance while hoping to efficiently contribute in the fight against the growing insecurity in the West. The areas where the cameras have been installed have not been made public.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

Consternation and bewilderment gripped the people of Marouané, a neighborhood in the Garoua 2 subdivision, North region.

The 17-year-old, Amina Illiasou, son of Mbalidam Rabika killed and abandoned her in cold blood

Amina Illiasou had allegedly caught drugs with money meant for her mother. When she asked, he punched her with deadly punches and left her to bleed to death.

Members of the Poumpoumré Ter brigade unit arrested the runaway suspect before presenting him to the public on Thursday.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

By Charity Nginyu

On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2nd and 3rd, respectively, renowned Nigerian Apostle Johnson Suleman embarked on a two-day crusade in Buea, the capital of Fako in Cameroon.

The event, held at the Molyko Omnisport Stadium, took a somber turn when news broke of the death of a woman identified as Elizabeth.

Elizabeth reportedly passed away during the program, sparking outrage among the deceased woman’s family.

Despite the tragedy, there have been allegations that no representative from the crusade has reached out to offer condolences or support to the grieving family.

Cameroonian comedian and Activist popularly known for his 80/ 20 consumption of Cameroonian music, Cyprian Egomang Tayong, also known as CY International, took to his official Facebook page, to express his distress over the incident. He claimed a personal connection to the deceased, stating, ‘She died in Apostle Johnson Suleiman’s crusade in Buea-Cameroon. Mama Elizabeth is an IDP living in mile 16 Buea with 6 children.’

Fu
rther detailing the events surrounding Elizabeth’s death, CY International asserted, ‘After one of the nurses claimed to be part of the medical team of Apostle Suleman went with the Taxi driver and abandoned the corpse in Buea General hospital and disappeared, the little sister of Mama Elizabeth got information to bring the corpse to the Stadium for miracle healings, they brought her but Suleman Johnson did nothing but left.’

The comedian went ahead to urge the Cameroon government to intervene, emphasizing the need for accountability and proper handling of such incidents. He concluded, ‘Church is good, Pastor nor Prophet is not bad but the level it is going these days is a call for concern.’

The death of Elizabeth at Apostle Johnson Suleman’s crusade has ignited a wave of criticism and demands for answers.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

By Ande Nanja Rene

Board Members of the Kumba City Council, in the South West region, have authorized the City Mayor of Gregory Mewanu to obtain a social loan amounting to 250 Million FCFA from the Special Council Support Fund for Mutual Assistance (FEICOM), to continue the reconstruction of the abandoned Kumba City Grandstand.

The board members deliberated and agreed to the amount during the first ordinary session of the council for 2024. This session was aimed at examining and adopting the administrative, management, and store accounts of the Council for 2023.

The session held recently at the conference hall of the Kumba City Council was chaired by City Mayor Gregory Mewanu, in the presence of Meme Senior Divisional Officer, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong, who doubles as the supervisory authority of Councils in Meme.

Speaking at the Council session, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong urged the Grand Councillors to seek for lasting solution for the completion of the abandoned Grandstand project, which has already swall
owed approximately 150 million FCFA.

The City Mayor of Kumba told the press that the grandstand project has been stuck due to financial difficulties. He claimed the Council cannot use income from local revenue collected to complete the project.

The reconstruction of the Kumba City Grandstand has been abandoned for close to three years now.

Source: Cameroon News Agency