Inside Cameroon

Limbe was again struck with panic yesterday at BEAC office as a python was discovered, captured and burnt to ashes but the head disappeared into thin air.

The population present at the courtyard of the highly respectable Bank expressed absolute shock at the incident.

 “I could not believe my eyes when I saw the burned snake in the wheelbarrow carried from the BEAC premises” says a shocked onlooker. My friend called me on phone but I could not believe what he was telling me. Now I have seen it too but I am shocked because I can’t understand how a python can enter and take abode in such a heavily guarded edifice” he adds.

According to eye witnesses, the body of the highly dreaded snake was immediately burned to ashes but it was later discovered that the head of the constrictor was absent from the fire.

Onlookers suspect that a high ranking Bank official could have been involved in fetish or witchcraft practices.

“I suspect that the snake surely belonged to one of the high level central bank officials in Limbe” says another eye witness. “They have taken out the head deliberately so that the person will not die. The owner of the snake surely belongs to a mystical sect or cult and is using the snake to protect his position or to take the good luck of others for him/herself” She adds.

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Ndi Derek Giyoh

28.Mar.2017

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The city of Limbe was struck with panic last week as one of theirs did the unbelievable. The Lady who goes by the name of Mercy and originates from the North West region poured acid on her husband in the morning hours of Wednesday while the husband, a popular refrigerator technician in the city was still asleep.

After quietly performing the act, Mercy was seen by neighbours rubbing red oil on her body. Neighbours immediately suspected foul play and decided to investigate why Mercy could be rubbing red oil on all her body on an early morning. This is when they discovered that the young refrigerator technician was battling between life and death. Efforts to rescue his life failed as he died on the way to Laquintinie hospital Douala. 

According to the sister of the Victim, Mercy had boasted severally that she had countless boyfriends waiting to get married to her.

“The last time Mercy had a problem with my brother I came to talk to her to try and solve the problem with her husband but she bragged that she had better men waiting to do greater things for her than a miserable refrigerator repairer. Of late, Mercy came to my brother’s house and packed everything away and as if that was not enough, she came back and killed my brother” says the sister of the deceased.

As at now reasons for this type of cruel act are not clear as Mercy has not said anything regarding her action yet. In as much as everybody condemns her actions, they also say it is only the person who wears the shoe that knows where it pinches.

Some refer to the saying that goes: Marriage is a place besiege, those inside wish going out and those outside wish coming in”

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Ndi Derek Giyoh

27.Mar.2017

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Douala: A man of age 32 who derives tons of satisfaction from touching the private parts of young girls has been arrested for abusive sexual contact and confined in Douala.
The weird man who is specialized in the art of deceiving young girls of ages 6 to 10 and having a handily feel of their birth canal was seized at the Yashika neighborhood and locked up at the Gendarmerie in Yassa yesterday 22/03/2017.
According to the 32 year sex offender, he derives intense pleasure touching the forbidden fruit of very young girls. 

Eye witnesses say the perversed man was often spotted standing on pathways where young primary school girls pass after school. It is believed that the weird man has touched the private parts of many girls in that vicinity.
“So far we have identified 4 girls that this man has inappropriately touched, but we know that there are still many out there still to show up” says an angry Gendarmerie officer at the scene.
Inhabitants of the area are worried over the motives behind kind of behaviour. Some associated it with witchcraft.

“We don’t know whether he is a wizard or belongs to a secret society where they have given him this kind of condition to fulfill. We are just confused with this kind of behaviour” says an onlooker. “We need to be careful with our children nowadays especially the girls” she adds. 

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Ndi Derek Giyoh

23.Mar.2017

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A new interim body has been put in place by the Government Delegate of the Douala city council to pilot the affairs of Marche mboppi, the largest market in the Central African sub region.

Martine Ledjio and her team have been commissioned by the city's administrator Dr Fritz Ntone Ntone following a storming meeting at the court yard of the market Tuesday March 21. The change is coming on the heels of an alleged scandal which has rocked the market for years.

Justifying his decision to remove Alice Magedjio as the coordinator, the Government Delegate
explained that the former Coordinator has been involved in a fraudulent network which has caused the city council billions of francs CFA  in loses.

Alice Magedjio has been placed before the police for investigations. It is rumoured that some of the market projects are said to have been realized with fake documents produced as back up, whereas the situation on the ground is different. Money is alleged to have exchanged hands in order to hide the scam.

Quizzed on the allegations, Alice Magedjio has expressed disappointment insisting that there is ploy to get her off her position. She however says that she is confident the investigations will not incriminate her.

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Rita Akana

22.Mar.2017

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According to information reaching Cameroon Concord, there have been bloody clashes between the Bassa'a and Haoussa communities in New - Bell quarters of Douala in the night of Wednesday, 15. March 2017 breaking Thursday. Eyewitnesses say the clashes erupted after the arrest of two robbers of the Houssa tribe in New-Bell.

The latter were tortured to death by the New-Bell population.The self justice act perpetuated on the robbers prompted a retaliation from the Haoussa community, who decided to avenge their brothers death.

At the time of filing this report, local media sources had been speaking to dozens of the wounded with some in very critical situations. No deaths were reported yet.

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Rita Akana

16.Mar.2017

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According to concordant sources, the latter claimed the sum of 6.5 million FCFA for services rendered to the owner of the international chain of hotels La Falaise.

 
It was around 4 pm Monday, March 6 that Mr. Métayers Émile, presented by our source as a creditor of the hotel La Falaise de Bafang, chief town of of Haut-Nkam division (West), fell from the hotel in what observers say is a suicide mission.

"Lucky to claim his money (6.5 million FCFA) for a long time, he went up to the roof of the hotel, sprayed it with gasoline, threatening to set it on fire if it was not paid illico presto.

Having measured the magnitude of the threat, the hotel officials preferred to call the police, fire-fighters, instead of paying M. Métayers Émile, service technician, for service rendered. Under the strong action of firefighters from Bafoussam, attempts to call the man failed and caught up in fear of being caught he jumped from the top of the building." Reports our source.

The scene took place under the stunned gaze of a large crowd outside the hotel.

 observers have questioned the motives of the CEO of Hotels La Falaise, Monkam Pascal, to justify the non-payment of this shabby debt for him, since "this multi-billionaire had just made a donation to more than 30 million FCFA At the Bafang Cathedral for the tiles, "we were hinted.

However Mr Monkam at a press conference in Douala Thursday March 9 claims he did not owe the victim who is a close relative of his. He revealed that his management attempted giving the man one million francs, but he refused threatening to cause havoc.

In the meantime close family members of the victim say he has been referred to the yaounde general hospital under a very critical condition:

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Rita Akana

10.Mar.2017

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