What Happened To Mondays In Anglophone Cameroon? Three Killed In Another Bloody Monday In Bamenda

Some Of The Victims In The Back Of Vehicle 

By Anne-Valiene Berinyuy 

Before the armed conflict in Cameroon’s Northwest Region, Monday was simply the beginning of another working week.

Shops opened, traders headed to the markets, workers reported to their jobs, students went to school, motorcycle taxis moved around town and families went about their daily routines without having to calculate the risks of stepping outside.

Almost a decade into the crisis, however, Mondays in Bamenda have taken a new identity.

The day has been hijacked by armed conflict and transformed into what is commonly referred to as a “ghost day” a day when streets that would have normally been busy become unusually quiet, businesses remain closed and many residents stay indoors for fear of violence.

For some residents, Monday has even acquired another informal name: “Know Your Neighbour Day.” With movement restricted, people are forced to stay indoors, socialising with neighbours and friends or simply waiting for the day to pass. But Monday was never meant to be a day of confinement.

Another Bloody Monday As At Least Three Persons Are Killed

Monday, September 14th, 2026, showed the devastating human cost of a conflict that has made ordinary life difficult in Bamenda. Three people, two men and a woman were reportedly killed in the afternoon of Monday 14th september 2026 after armed separatists opened fire at a drinking spot around Back PMI in Nkwen, Bamenda III municipality.

 According to information gathered, the attackers had come for the owner of the drinking spot who reportedly fled.

The woman was out selling boiled eggs around the bar when the shooting occurred. She and two men were killed, while several other people were reportedly injured.The identities of the victims had not been confirmed at the time of publication.

For people living from hand to mouth, staying indoors is not always a realistic option, given that they have families to take care off, and bills to pay, they told drayinfos.

The food seller needs to sell to feed her family, the hawker needs customers,the motorcycle rider needs passengers, the small business owner needs to open the shop,yet venturing outside on a day marked by lockdown threats is risky.

Bamenda Deserves Its Mondays Back

Almost ten years into the crisis, perhaps it is time to ask a difficult but necessary question. How long should an entire population continue to lose Mondays to fear? Bamenda needs Mondays where children can prepare for school, workers can report to their jobs, traders can earn a living and families can move around without fear.

It needs Mondays where a food vendor can set up her table without becoming a victim of conflict. The call, therefore, should be for all armed actors and those with influence in the conflict to consider the civilians who bear the greatest burden of these restrictions.

Mondays belong to the people of Bamenda. They should be liberated from fear and returned to the ordinary rhythm of life.