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By Raymond Dingana In a bid to quench the fire ignited by the ongoing crisis rocking the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon, the Head of State, President Paul Biya okayed the Major National Dialogue, MND which took place between September 30th and October 4th, 2019. The initiative that brought together delegates drawn from the ten regions of the national triangle finally gave birth to 80 recommendations. The second anniversary of the MND was observed few days back at a time when the recommendations arrived at are still being implemented. According to a document titled  "the Compendium of government action/measures to address the situation in the south west and north west region of cameroon ," thanks to the MND,  the Special Status which was born. It was placed under law number 2019/024 of December 24th 2019 and was to institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities. Prime Minister Cheif Doctor Dion Ngute, Mbayu Felix And Others At The MND The President

By Raymond Dingana A man whose name we got as Ndifor has been killed by armed men around Church Center, a neighborhood in Bamenda II Sub Division of the embarttered North West Region of Cameroon.  Ndifor who was the owner of a Provision store at Mile 90 Nsongwa around a military check point was killed on Friday at about 7:30pm. His lifeless body with bullet wounds and a shattered head was discovered near his wheelchair. Ndifor Lying In The Pool Of His Own Blood After He Was Shot. "He was picked up on his way back from his shop at mile 90. They accused him of being an informant and selling goods to soldiers,"   someone familiar with the incident told www.drayinfos.com.  Video and audio clips have been animating the social media with some of the speakers blaming the Cameroon military while others said Ndifor was killed by men on board a motor bike. This is not the first time Persons with Disabilities are targeted in the ongoing war rocking the North West and South West Regions

By Raymond Dingana A police officer by name Garga Ali has been shot by armed men as he fought to prevent an act of robbery from taking place at Way Out Nkwen Park, Bamenda III Sub division, North West Region of Cameroon. This was when gun men stormed the area targeting a provision store where they brandished their weapons and demanded that, the shop owner should empty his coffers in to their bags. According to eye witness account, a man said to be  second grade inspector of Police whose only names we got as Garga is said to have grabbed the gun man to safe the situation. Onlookers Standing Where The Officer Was Shot. Garga, Police Officer Shot In Nkwen, North West Region Of Cameroon As he tried to wrestle the gun man to submission, another emerged from his hiding and rained bullets on the police officer. The sound of the gun caused commotion at the market as many could be seen running helter skelter. "They were in their numbers with about three bikes. After shooting at the man, t

By Raymond Dingana Separatist fighters in Bali Nyonga, one of the focal points in the ongoing war in the restive North West and South West Regions of Cameroon have placed on a ban on the activities of the Presbyterian Church in Bali. They said, the ban will only be lifted after the resignation of PCC Moderator Rt. Rev. Fonki Samuel and the and Rev. Simon Voma. Voma was shot along with other Christians, including a woman by name Ma Grace Numvi, who died from the bullet wounds. Presbyterian Church Bali( Picture use for illustration) Grace Numvi was interred in Bali on Saturday, September 4, 2021 by Christians and other sympathisers including those who trekked from far away places out of Bali. PCC Christians bury Ma Grace In Bali The relative calm Bali was enjoying may just be heading for the rocks after an audio clip said to be from armed groups in that part of the region emerged with the speaker banning the activities of the PCC for "lies telling". "The PCC Moderator and

By Raymond Dingana The North West Regional chapter of the  Cameroon Journalists Trade Union,CJTU has assisted its members with didactic  material to ease back to school. The items comprising  ten books per pack, pens, pencils, rulers among others were received by all members of the union. The school material  worth  two hundred thousand francs were handed to CJTU members Saturday September 04, 2021 during an extra ordinary meeting of the trade union. NWR CJTU Family At The Handing Over Ceremony Handing over the items, the North West Chapter President of CJTU said, journalists in the region especially those in the private sector are facing a lot of challenges.  "The initiative was born  to support journalists who are facing a lot of challenges with some not even able to send their kids to school. We reached out to some elite and got a positive response from Minister Mbayu Felix.  Nji Ignatius said adding that,  "don't be surprise that, many will not be able to send kids t

By Raymond Dingana Ambe Lum who was shot around the abdomen when the Cameroon Military raided what it described as one of the main camps of kidnappers in Mforya Bafut is finally up and kicking after  several days of intense treatment at the hospital. She was speaking Wednesday September 01, 2021 after recovering from the bullet wounds she sustained during a raid that left five kidnappers dead as indicated by the military. After spending 13 days at the 5th Region Military Hospital in Nkwen Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon, Lum has finally regained her health and has left the hospital as she looks to kick on back with her life. Talking to drayinfos.com, she expressed gratitude for the proper treatment received as she now looks forward to return to school.  "I will like to go back to school. I was in lower sixth science. I am pleading that they should help me because I really love school,"  Lum who dropped out in Lower sixth said. Ambe Lum At The Hospital After Recoverin

By Raymond Dingana A woman whose only name we got as Grace has been shot and killed at the Presbyterian Church in Ntafoang Square, Bali Nyonga of the North West Region of Cameroon, Sunday August 22, 2021. Reports say Christians were in church when heavily armed men dressed in military uniforms entered the church compound and opened fire.   Grace was shot in the neck and died on the spot. A pastor and many other Christians were shot and were rushed to a health facility for medical attention. We also gathered that, many have abandoned their homes and have taken rufuge in the bushes. An official statement from the church and the elite of Bali Nyonga is highly awaited. Archived Picture Of The Presbyterian Church Ntafoang In Bali www.drayinfos.com 237+676238865

By Raymond Dingana A man has been kidnapped by gun men at the Ghana street neighborhood in Nkwen, Bamenda 3 Sub Division of the restless North West Region of Cameroon. Fobi Nchinda Vincent was abducted in the evening hours of Saturday August 21,2021. Sources say, heavily armed men took him in his car to an unknown destination. Archived Picture of Ghana Street Used For Illustration Going by his names, many have been quick to say, h e comes from the same family as the former MP for Bamenda-Bali Constituency, Fobi Nchinda Simon. The recent case of kidnapping is coming days after Gen. Nka Valére of the Fifth Military Region in Bamenda said, the Cameroon military has killed five kidnappers at one of their main camps in Mforya Bafut, one of the epicenters of the ongoing Anglophone crisis. There has been no statement from the family as to whether the armed men have made any demands or not and what their motives are. www.drayinfos.com +237 676238865

By Raymond Dingana After a woman and two men were kidnapped in Ghana street about a forthnight ago, a wowan who witnessed the incident said the kidnappers will never live to enjoy all what they are making from kidnappings. Few weeks later, General Nka Valére of the 5th Joint Military Region told the press that, "a tip off from an informant has led to the killing of five kidnappers in their hideout in Mforya Bafut." Bafut is one of the epicenters of the armed conflict ongoing in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon. Some Of The Items Recovered At The Kidnappers Hospital Gen. Nka Valére And Other Top Military Officials At The Scene Of The Raid. The operation which led to the neutralization of the kidnappers took place on the night of Thursday August 19, 2021. The joint operation was made up of members of the Cameroon army, elements of the National Gendarmerie and the Police. Following a shootout between the kidnappers and the security forces , a certain Small Pep

By Raymond Dingana There have been recurrent cases of kidnapping for ransom in Nkwen, Bamenda III Sub Division of the restive North West Region of Cameroon for some weeks now. Just this week, more than seven people have been kidnapped by armed men. The kidnappings have been very frequent, especially around Mobile Nkwen, where the kidnappers easily escape through Cow and Ghana Streets. The gunmen are always armed to the teeth and their actions well-coordinated. Their targets are mostly owners of provision stores and beer parlours under the pretext that, they sell drinks of a particularly brewery company. Three persons were abducted at a drinking spot at Ghana Street on Tuesday in broad day light. A day before the Ghana Street incident, there was another kidnaping case around Mile 3 Nkwen the previous day. "They came to a woman's bar at Ghana Street, took her and a customer. This is a woman who is like a mother to them being treated like that. She is a poor woman only struggling

By Raymond Dingana Our second trip to Bali was what one would say was worse than the first. The first journey took us right to Bali but the second ended in a fiasco. The deafening gun shots with some sounding like bombs, the hide and seek that we had to play and the  bush path we did not even master to get back to town was one that would probably have taken our lives but then, we are alive today to recount what happened. It was on Wednesday August 10,2021 when a team of journalists made of four men and two women set out for another journey to Bali, a village situated about 19km from the town of Bamenda, chief town of the restive North West Region of Cameroon.  we wanted to see how things were unfolding weeks after the North West Administration and Separatist fighters placed a ban on the circulation of Motor Bikes and Vehicles. From every indication, things are rather getting worse. We began sensing danger at Hospital Round About when a driver told us that, vehicles were not moving beyo