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By Raymond Dingana The Former Hon. Member of Parliament for Bafut-Tubah Constituency, Fusi Naamukong was taken away by suspected separatist fighters during the burial ceremony of the wife. Photo Credit:Pedmia Shatu's FaceBook Page Hon.Fusi Naamukong.(Archive) According to one of the mouners, a member of the Christian Women Fellowship(C.W.F), the boys well armed stormed the burial at Mbinfibie just when the wife had been laid to rest. " They came just when we had buried our member, fired gunshots in the air, locked the gate thereby preventing everyone from leaving. We only left when they had all gone leaving behind the food that was prepared for mourners," she said adding that, Hon. Fusi was taken in his own car. Mrs.Fusi Elizabeth's Casket Being Taken To P.C.C. Ntamulung For Church Service Later in the day, we got information that, he was briefly held and allow to go and continue mourning the late wife. Other sources have however refuted claims that, he has been rele

  By Raymond Dingana Lives Lost As Gun Men Open Fire On A Drinking Spot In Bamenda Shock and consternation has gripped the population of mile 90 Nsongwa following the shooting to death of about five persons in a drinking spot by armed med.Many others were wounded in the incident that happened at about 10pm on Sunday breaking Monday. The wounded are receiving treatments in health facilities around town. The Drinking Spot Where The Attack Took Place Soldiers Mistakenly Killed One OF Theirs In Bamenda The body of a uniform officer by name Limbami Meende Georges has been transfered to the Regional Hospital Mortuary in Bamenda after his body was found in  corn farm in Nkwen Bamenda. Though the circumastances sorrounding his death remain unclear, sources say, armed men stormed a drinking spot in that area and the gendarmes were alerted after hearing gunshot. As they stormed the area, they opened fire when the armed men had left the area. It it not clear whether he was hit by a friendly fire

  By Raymond Dingana One of the armed leaders of the separatist movement in Mbengwi has been shot and killed by the Cameroon military. 'General Dada' as he was commonly called socumed to the barrel of the gun in Guneku village at about 4:am breaking Friday April 16,2021. He ran to a house when he was shot but was pulled out and shot again, an eye witness told drayinfos.  "Many in Guneku have celebrated his demise including some of his fellow fighters who have always clashed with him on the kind of treatments he meted on the civilian population ," Forje Mac, a native of Mbengwi said. He was killed after burning the bridge linking Zem and Mbemi in Mbengwi,momo division of the North West Region of Cameroon. The Bridge That Was Destroyed By  The 'General'Before He  Was Killed

  By Raymond Dingana The Strategic Humanitarian Services-SHUMAS Cameroon has extended a hand of fellowship to three Catholic schools in Bamenda. The covid -19 Pandemic that has dealt a heavy blow to schools, the lack of Science Laboratories in some secondary schools  among others pushed the director of SHUMAS, Mr. Ndzerem Stephen to embark on a humanitarian journey to assist the schools.   At the ,St.John  Catholic School  at Foncha street,fifty benches were handed over to the school. As stated by the mananger of the school,Rev. Fr.Afumbom Gabriel,the coming of the Corona virus Pandemic and the respect of physical distance was a great problem to the school. "The kids were crowded in the few class rooms that had benches because the others were void of benches.This was hard on is because physical distance, a barrier measure agant covid-19 was not being respected.We turned to SHUMAS and in less than no time,fifty benches were provided. This will enable us to decongest the over crowde

The Manager of a renowned hotel and one other person have been kidnapped by armed men at the new road neighborhood in Bamenda.They were taken away at gun point at about 7:30pm Friday April 16,2021 from the hotel premises. The recent kidnap came at a time when the proprietor of Jet Set and Bonapriso snack bars is still in captivity after he was taken away on Tuesday April 13,2021. Bamenda has of late been witnessing a surge in kidnappings for ransom. One of the officials of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration, DDR Center in Bamenda kidnapped more than a week ago is still with his captors. Many have blamed the recent hyke in the level of insecurity to the ongoing Anglophone crisis. To them, if nothing is done to end the war, such incidents and more dangerous ones will be the order of the day in the nearest future.

By Raymond Dingana Death has once again visited Bamenda III council. Councilor Tabufor George Ambe collapsed during the Council's Management and Administrative Account session and was rush to a health facility where he was pronounced dead, Friday April 16,2021. Councilor George Ambe was representative of the population of  Ndamukong at the Bamenda III council. Photo Credit, Makatinews: Councilor George Ambe The announcement by Mayor Funguh Cletus landed like a bomb shell as many could not understand how someone they were together with few minutes ago was dead in a twinkle of an eye. His death came about a week after councilor Funwie Clement who died recently was laid to rest.

By Raymond Dingana During the handing over ceremony of the renovated girl's dormitory that caught fire at the campus of Presbyterian Secondary School,P.S.S. Mankon hosting PSS Bafut in the month of January, 2021, the Mayor of Bafut, Ngwakongoh Lawrence and the MP for Bafut -Tubah constituency,Agho Oliver promised scholarships to outstanding students. "The first 10 students of form five and upper sixth will be granted scholarships by the council.Upper sixth students will be granted schoolarships to study for the first three years in the university. Form five students will study on schoolarship in high school and the first year in the university,"Agho Oliver,MP for Bafut Tubah said. A Crossed Section Of The Student Population Of P.S.S. On his part, the Mayor of Bafut, Ngwakongoh said" Even if the students were to go to the university today, the schoolarships will be ready. The era when politicians make promises that are never respected is gone. The Mayor also said, th

  By Raymond Dingana A man resident at the Mile V neighborhood in Nkwen-Bamenda has chopped off his nephew's fingers in what many have described as a babaric act. This man whose names we got as Bernard commited the act recently after accusing 16-year-old Funwie,of haven stollen his money. Frinwie was taken to a health facicility for medical attention but since then, nothing has been done to purnish the culprit, a councillor of the Social Democratic Party told Drayinfos. Frinwie's Chopped Fingers Many in Mile 6 have raised eyebrows aski ng why the culprit is still a free man despite committing such a crime. They have added their voices to those calling for justice for Frinwie whom they say will never have his fingers restored just because, his uncle decided to take the laws in to his own hands by cutting off his fingers. The Nkwen Traditional authorities, Religious leaders, political and administrative authorities including the forces of law and order and the Judicial family hav

By Raymond Dingana The National Cordinator of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintergration Centre,Fai Yengo Francis Say, insecurity is one of the reasons why ex- combatants of the Anglophone crisis have not yet been reintegrated in to the society. He was speaking during a peace building seminar organised in Bamenda with the attendance of ex-combattants, Friday April 9,2021 in Bamenda. "There is insecurity because there are still people in the bushes fighting the state. You may be killed if you go out because not everyone like to see good things," he said. National Coordinator Of DDR, Fai Yengo Francis Talking At The Seminar He added that,Reintergration is a long process and needs time and a lot of money to realised it. He invited them to be patient and see what will happened adding that, they should accept what they have. Some of the ex-combatants said,when they dropped their weapons, they were told that, they had just six months to be at the DDR Center, but they have

  By Raymond Dingana The Mayor of the Bamenda City Council, Achobong Tembeng Paul has blamed the Water and Energy crisis the population is going through on the ongoing Socio-political crisis. The Mayor was speaking during the 2020 Administrative and Management Account session of the Bamenda City Council, Wednesday March 31. One Of The Taps That Has Remained Dry  For Years Because Of  Water Crisis. He said the water crisis is as a result of the socio political crisis in Bamenda that has scared the contractors away. "The water project which we were supposed to catch water from a stream in Awing is not going because of insecurity that has caused the contractors to leave," he said. He however assured the population that, the council has identified other sources that will be developed in order that, the water crisis is brought under control. "I have had some catchments, some of the streams and springs which we are going to develop and build some reservoirs where we

  By Raymond Dingana Shock and consternation is still the order of the day in Mbengwi, Momo Division of the North West Region following the death of a roasted fish vendor by those eye witnesses say were suspected separatist fighters. NGUM as she was popularly known was shot at her business site Sunday night at the Mbon market by armed men. We gathered that, the armed men stormed the Mbon market and opened fire on her causing commotion as many ran helter-skelter. NGUM, Lying In The Pool Of Her Own Blood After She Was  Shot And Killed In Mbengwi, Sunday Night  The incident occurred about a month after an explosive device went off wounding her as explained by this source who voted for anonymity. "The bag of explosives was actually handed to her to keep. She was not even aware of what she was keeping and the identity of the person. She was wounded but the wounds were not life threatening. The guys came back after some days and warned her to stop selling roasted fish to uniform men on