Cameroon: Kah Walla Blames Shortsighted And Stubborn Regime For Recklessness In Bamenda Clashes

STOP THE KILLING IN #BAMENDA !

Today, live bullets were fired on the youth of Bamenda as they took to the streets to protest the holding of a CPDM rally in their town.

The reason for political parties declaring meetings in Cameroon is to enable the forces of law and order to determine whether the security situation will allow the meeting to hold without risk to human beings.

Everyday in this country opposition parties are told they cannot hold their meetings because hey might trouble public order (trouble à l'ordre public).

Are you meaning to tell me that when the CPDM decided to hold its meeting in #Bamenda at this very moment when #Bamenda has loudly and clearly expressed its rejection of the current government;

The divisional officer, the senior divisional officer, the governor, the heads of different armed forces branches, the President of the Republic who happens to be the president of that particular party, NOBODY, not one of these people could imagine that with #Bamenda being in the state it is, having this meeting was not a good idea? 

Since yesterday, #Bamenda Boys were circulating messages on social media that they would not stand for a CPDM Unity March in their town, still no one thought that this political party's meeting should be cancelled?

Would any opposition party have been allowed to hold a meeting, not to talk of a march in these conditions? Why oh why has our government lost all of its senses?!?!

It would be amusing, were it not for the fact that those children lying on the ground are our children, not theirs.

It would be amusing were it not for the fact that this government has pushed people to the edge to the point where a significant number want leave the union.

It would be amusing were it not for the fact that this is our lives, the lives of our children, our present our future.

We are not amused.

Today more than ever, we must stand in solidarity with the anglophone regions. Francophones must stand up and cry out against the state murder of our children, leaders must stand up, join hands and take whatever action necessary to stop this killing.

Reports from Bamenda talk of 5, 6, 10, 16 dead. Whatever the actual figure it is too many. We cannot stand by and watch. We must take action. We must come together and put an end to the killing of our children.