In Cameroon, five days after the massacre which left 9 dead in Bamenyam, the populations remain in shock. The village chief requests the creation of an aid and support committee for victims.
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With our correspondent in Yaoundé, Richard Onanena
In Bamenyam, life has not returned to normal. At the village market, which has remained closed since the killing, the images of the burned shops recall the horror. Schools have also remained closed since this Black Tuesday.
“ For the moment, school is interrupted until Monday, because we are observing to see if activities will resume. It’s slowing down, given the panic following what happened in Bamenyam and the false rumors in the town of Galim yesterday [vendredi 24 novembre] », Explains Hilaire Mekueh, head of the Bamenyam vigilance committee.
Despite this tense climate, the senior leader of the Bemanyam group, Mouzie Moko Rodrigue, invited the populations to mourn their dead with dignity and to speak the language of peace in the face of barbarism.
For the record, nine people were killed in Bamenyam and around ten others kidnapped on Tuesday, November 21.
The UN calls the prompt release of all abductees and thorough, impartial and independent investigations into all attacks against civilians with a view to holding perpetrators accountable »
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