2, February 2017
Goods worth millions of FCFA destroyed in Buea shopping mall fire 0
Inhabitants of Buea Sub Division in the South West Region are still wondering what could have caused the fire outbreak Monday night which ravaged some shops in a mall at Mile 17. Some pro government reports have suggested that the owners were being punished for operating during Ghost Town. Cameroun Info.Net reported that the content of over half a dozen of Council shops at Mile 17,the main entrance into the town of Buea went into flames Monday night January 30,2017 and police are yet to establish the cause of the fire.
While the people of Buea say it must have been carried out by some disgruntled Cameroonians for the non respect of the civil disobedience campaign organized by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium, others say it may have been a diabolic harsh ploy by Council authorities to have reasons for sealing shops and victimized opponents of the regime.
Most of the shops destroyed by fire were trading on Monday when others remained closed. According to shop owners they were afraid of threats from Mayor Patrick Ekema Esunge who had been parading in town sealing shops that were respecting the Ghost Town Operation. Meanwhile one of the taxis bought by the Mayor to counter the Ghost Town has been set ablaze by an unknown man. The passenger alighted from the taxi and set the back sit on fire before running away.
Cameroun Info.net
3, February 2017
Biya to award Medal of Honor to fallen soldiers 0
President Biya will for the first time since the outbreak of the war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram, be present at a ceremony of tributes to military officers engaged in the defense of the national borders, specifically those deceased in the helicopter crash on January 22nd in the Far North region.
Cameroon Intelligence Report has been informed that the 83 year-old is under pressure from the French to begin a transition program that will get the nation out of its current stalemate and confused identity. According to the official program, Biya will get to the military headquarters at 11 am on Friday the 3rd of February 2017.
The Chief Executive will hand over the attributes and honorary attributions, posthumously to the four soldiers who died in the helicopter crash. The final journey of the four senior Cameroon officers began yesterday with an interfaith ceremony where the participants prayed for the souls of the departed.
The remains of Brigadier General Jacob Kodji, Colonel Alphonse Kameni, Lieutenants Brice Nchinda and Basil Sulukna, will be transferred to their burial sites after the ceremony.
Culled from CIR