Douala: Vehicle Kills 20 Year Old Bike Rider

Amotorbike rider has been knocked dead by a car in Douala, principal city of Littoral region of Cameroon.

The 20 year old was hit in the early morning hours of Sunday July 8, 2018 at a neighbourhood known as PK 12, Douala III, reports have said.

According to local residents, Maxime, the 20-year-old motorbike rider, was driving towards PK 13, when he was hit hard by a car from the military engineering district.

Witnesses told TCR that the wounded man who was in critical condition, was immediately taken to the Military Engineering Hospital and then to the Santa Elena health center in PK 12; where he was denied admission.

“The doctors rejected his case and asked us to go elsewhere,” said a source.

Maxime, later died in a vehicle that was transporting him to the military garrison hospital in Bonanjo, situated just a few kilometers from the site of the mishap.

His lifeless body was then deposited in a morgue. An investigation into the accident has been opened by police officers from the 13th district public security station, who rushed to the scene of the accident.

Armed Men Gruesomely Murder Gendarme Officer along Bamenda-Ndop Highway

A gendarme officer was reportedly murdered by armed men suspected to be loyalists of Anglophone separatists along the Bamenda-Ndop highway, in the Northwest region of Cameroon.

According to reports, the gendarme officer was mercilessly murdered in the early morning hours of Saturday July 7, 2018 by the gunmen that had barricaded a section of the highway that day.

Even though the circumstances that led to the security staff’s death were still murky at press time, TCR gathered that the gunmen had mounted a roadblock on a section of the road and checked identification papers of passengers of vehicles that drove past along that road.

 It was during one of the checks that the murdered gendarme officer was discovered in a vehicle while dressed in mufti. He was reportedly pulled out of the vehicle and shot by the armed men that later abandoned his corpse on the street.

Bamenda: Taxis, Motorbikes Burnt as Punishment to Violators of Ghost Town

Tensions also abounded in some parts of the Northwest region where separatist fighters were reportedly in action.

According to sources, the fighters confiscated and burnt motorbikes and taxis that were in circulation while Bamenda and some other parts of the Northwest region, were observing a ghost town declared by Anglophone separatists.

TCR learnt that at least two taxis were burnt somewhere at Mile 6 Nkwen, Bamenda, and that the intervention of security operatives led to a standoff with the fighters.

Reports said the fighters later escaped into the bushes after causing untold economic damage to properties of violators of ghost town operations that are perpetrated by them (Separatists).

Ghost town operations have lately become very intense in most parts of the Northwest region and especially in Bamenda that is the economic hub of the region.

TCR learnt that even locals that resorted to serious farming on ghost town days, have shied away from that habit as reports said that some of them have been warned by separatist fighters, perpetrators of ghost town operations.

There was very little circulation of motorbikes and taxis in the early hours of the morning in Bamenda, and the circulation even grew more timid in the later hours of the morning after news had spread that some taxis had been set ablaze in Nkwen.

These incidents have caused untold panic in denizens of the troubled regions and there are even more fears that this could eventually lead to more intense ghost towns in the future, if the situation is not adequately handled by competent authorities.

Despite the tensions in both regions, the emergency humanitarian assistance plan announced by the government of Cameroon is expected to enter into force this week on the special orders of the head of state, Paul Biya.

Recall that Minister Paul Atanga Nji, heads the committee that is charged with the implementation of the plan in the crisis hit regions.

By Landzeh Verla

Anglophone Crisis: Military Spokesman Reacts to Allegations of Escape of Army General

The spokesman for the Cameroonian army, Colonel Didier Badjeck, has issued a statement rubbishing allegations that a general of the Cameroonian army had fled the country because of the ongoing Anglophone crisis.

Recall that early this week, rumours made rounds on social media and elsewhere, that General Agha Robinson Ndong, and his wife, had fled the country to the United States because of the raging crisis in the two English speaking regions of Cameroon.

The same rumours claimed that the general fled the country because of certain abuses that have been leveled against security and defence forces within the context of the said crisis.

But, according to the spokesperson of Cameroon’s army, General Agha Robinson Ndong, has never abandoned his post at the newly created 5^th Military Region in Bamenda, Northwest region.

“Fake news reports that Brigadier General Agha Robison Ndong, commander of the 5th Joint Military Region (Remia5) in Bamenda, fled to the United States of America with his wife,” said the army spokesperson.

According to him, the “fake” news was the handiwork of Anglophone separatists and he also added that, no one was going to oppose the republican sense of the well commanded forces.

The head of the Communication Division at the Ministry of Defence, Colonel Didier Badjeck, made the refutation on Monday.

According to reports, General Ndong's wife has been in the United States only for medical attention.

Even if TCR cannot authenticate this, there have been many allegations of defections within the Cameroonian military ever since the Anglophone crisis morphed into an armed insurrection. However, no official document or statement has ever reported or confirmed such allegations.

By LVV

Man Dies in “Odeshi” Charm Test

A self-styled traditional healer in Nigeria has died after one of his clients tested his "bullet-proof" charms on him.

Chinaka Adoezuwe, 26, was killed after instructing the man to shoot him as he was wearing the charms around his neck.

Police in the country's south-eastern Imo state say the client has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Charms are popular in Nigeria, where traditional healers are consulted for cures for various ailments.

But there have been several reports of people being killed after testing "bullet-proof" charms and medicines.

 "A young man had gone to [the healer] to prepare bullet-proof charms for him, which the native doctor did," a villager told the Punch newspaper.

"To prove the efficacy of the new charms, [he] positioned and handed over a gun to his customer. Tragedy struck."

South Region: 10 Killers, Eaters of Human beings Arrested in Ambam

According to Canal 2 International in its evening news of July 2, 2018, 10 alleged witches and wizards were arrested in the town of Ambam, in the South Region of Cameroon.

These individuals, the youngest aged 5 and the oldest 67 years old, were arrested last weekend. They are suspected of being the source of “mystical” diseases and deaths recorded in the district of Nsoze. According to our source, the arrest was made after victims had made complaints and investigations conducted. The head of the district, Jean-Claude Bitee, was the first authority alerted. “It's been a long time since I managed this file at the level of the chieftaincy. At my level, I tried to do everything to know these wizards. I was overwhelmed by this situation. I had to send this file to the level of the hierarchy, so to Divisional Office”, he said while speaking to Canal 2 international.

Douala: Two Thugs Arrested for Duping Foreign Diplomat

Two alleged crooks, Talla B., 31 years old and Foka D., 46 years old, were presented yesterday, July 3rd, 2018, by the elements of the Regional Directorate of Judicial Police in Bonanjo, Douala.

According to our source, they extorted 12.5 million FCFA last month from a Burkinabe diplomat (who requested anonymity). TCR gathered that initially, the diplomat only wanted to sell his vehicle.

The suspects contacted him through the phone number he had written at the bottom of the inscription "For Sale" and stuck to the windows of his car. Once they met, the issue of buying the car was discarded.

The diplomat was offered a “golden opportunity” by four individuals, who claimed they were going to multiply his money. According to them, they were going to convert fake bank notes into genuine ones with the help of a very expensive product.

For ten days then, the quartet maintained pressure on the diplomat and scammed him of the sum of 12.5 million FCFA in several tranches.

Being too greedy, the scammers still tried to scam the diplomat of the sum of 4.8 Million FCFA even after he had filed a complaint against them. This then led to the arrest of two of them last week.

At press time, the other two were still at large and investigations have continued to track them down.

By a Correspondent

Un pasteur arrêté pour avoir vendu des billets pour le paradis

Un pasteur basé au Zimbabwe, le pasteur Tito Wats, a été arrêté par la police pour crime financier.

Selon la police, le pasteur Tito Wats a dit à des milliers de personnes que c’était Jésus qui lui était apparu, puis il lui a donné des billets pour 500 $, en particulier pour les pécheurs, afin qu’ils puissent aussi entrer au paradis.

« Je me fiche de ce que les gens ou la police disent de moi, je suis persécuté parce que je fais le travail de Dieu. »

« Jésus-Christ m’a apparu et m’a donné les billets en or pur pour que je puisse les vendre aux gens qui veulent le salut », a déclaré le pasteur de manière courageuse.

Cependant, des milliers de personnes manifestent contre l’arrestation du pasteur et appellent la police à le libérer immédiatement alors qu’ils utilisent leur propre argent pour acheter le salut. 

Douala: Découverte d'une tête humaine dans un magasin de New Bell

Selon les rapports, une vérification de routine des éléments du groupe territorial Wouri a conduit à la découverte d'un sac contenant une tête humaine dans un magasin dans une localité de Douala appelé New Bell.

Selon une source de Radio Balafon, le commerçant a déclaré aux agents de sécurité que ce paquet appartenait à son grand frère, qui est censé posséder le magasin où la découverte choquante a été faite.

En l'absence du frère aîné accusé, son cadet qui occupait le magasin au moment de la découverte, mardi 03 juillet 2018, a été conduit aux cellules du Groupe Territorial de Gendarmerie de Wouri pour interrogatoire. 

Par un correspondant

                                                                            

Sports: La rivalité entre Cristiano Ronaldo et Lionel Messi mène un couple au divorce

En cette période de coupe du monde, un couple de férus de football a décidé de mettre un terme à leur mariage, pour la simple raison que Messi est meilleur que Cristiano Ronaldo.
Selon le magazine « Argumento I Fakti », le couple Arsen et Lyudmila s’est disputé quand l’un des deux a célébré la victoire de l’Argentine face au Nigeria. Cette célébration a donc provoqué des disputes, et l’homme a décidé de plier bagages. Le lendemain, Arsen a demandé le divorce devant les tribunaux de la ville de Tcheliabinsk, dans l’Oural, en Russie pour mettre officiellement fin à son mariage avec Lyudmila.
Arsen raconte leur histoire : « Depuis le début de la Coupe du Monde, elle s’est moquée de Messi et a déclaré qu’il ne pouvait rien contre l’Islande. Je ne pouvais pas me contenir et je lui ai dit ce que je pensais du nul Ronaldo, de l’équipe nationale portugaise et de tous les clubs qu’elle aime. Puis j’ai pris mes affaires et je l’ai quittée pour toujours.                                    

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Oil Tanker Explosion Kills 9 Persons

An oil tanker exploded during rush hour traffic Thursday, setting cars ablaze and killing at least nine people and injuring at least five, officials said.

The tanker crashed into a passenger car and caught fire on a busy bridge about 5 p.m. on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway, a route used by commuters living on the outskirts of the city. The death toll was expected to rise, as 54 vehicles were burned, a government official told CNN.

Response teams were trying to rescue people trapped in the fires. "We are still battling this fire, and rescue teams are trying to access the bridge. Many people are trapped in the fire as we speak," Adesina Tiamiyu, who heads the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, told CNN.

Oludare Adodo said he was crossing the bridge on a commercial bus when its driver suddenly stopped and told passengers there had been an accident involving a toppled tanker.

"Petrol started leaking. A bus ran into it. The fire hadn't started then a car ran into the bus which caused the fuel to ignite. Suddenly I heard a loud 'blam!' " he said.

After Clashes between Suspected Ambazonia Fighters, Gendarmes: Speeding Pickup Vehicle of Gendarmes Kills Bike Rider in Kumba

The incident occurred on Monday, June 25 at a locality called “Fiango market”.

Reports from Kumba, chief town of Meme division in the Southwest region of Cameroon say that at least one person has been killed by a pickup belonging to the National Gendarmerie in Kumba. According to information gathered from eyewitnesses on the spot, the said truck hit a motorcycle driver on his motorbike on its way to a base to transport elements solicited somewhere for reinforcement.

Our correspondent in Kumba said that the incident happened not far from one of the biggest markets of the city, the “Fiango market”.

We also gathered that a few hours earlier, unidentified gunmen invaded a commercial area and chased traders as well as seized motorbikes from riders on grounds that it was ghost town.

West Region: 3 Siblings Die after Eating Poisoned Rice, About 17 Others Admitted in Hospital

It was at about 8pm on Thursday, June 21, 2018, that a distress family arrived at the premises of the Foumban District Hospital in tears.  The women, most of them holding babies and children in their arms looked totally depressed and physically worn out after a shocking incident hit their family. According to sources, some kids of that family had consumed rice that was cooked by one of the wives of that polygamous home. On the spot, were a total of about twenty children that had been admitted in the pediatric ward of the said hospital. Despite placing the 20 children under intensive care, three of them still gave up the ghost. The names of the deceased are Ousnim 1 year, Naima 4 years and Charifa 6 years. TCR gathered that all three children are of the same mother who reportedly prepared rice for their father, her husband.

The children died on Friday June 22, 2018 at about 7am, not long after they were rushed to hospital. The mother of the children, who could not bear the mishap, fainted at the hospital.

Several inhabitants of Foumban stormed the hospital to witness the tragedy that according to popular opinion was rare to come by. The three victims were reportedly buried in their family compound in Koupa Kagnam village on Friday, June 22, 2018 in a very emotional atmosphere.

TCR gathered that one of the wives of the polygamous family prepared rice on Thursday June 21, 2018, and then left for shopping. Taking advantage of her absence, someone entered her room and dropped poison inside the food that was cooked for her husband. And instead of serving the food for her husband as initially intended, the lady then gave the food to her children because she had received information that her husband was not going to return home that evening. So, 1 year old boy Ousnim, Naïma 4 year old and Charifa 6 years old, all ate the food alongside the children of the other wives as well as those of their relatives that were on holiday.

Anglophone Crisis: Total Panic in Babadjou after Attack of Gendarmerie Brigade by Ambazonia Fighters

Camerounweb has reported that a new attack by Anglophone separatist fighters has been recorded in the West region of Cameroon.

According to sources, the gendarmerie brigade of Babadjou in Bamboutos division of the West region was attacked Wednesday by individuals whom the online publication said claimed to be armed separatists.

Our source also reported that the Divisional Officer of Mbouda, Edward Egbe, said that the assailants had stormed the gendarmerie brigade of Babadjou in order to release one of theirs who is currently detained.

The civil administrator added that gendarmes on duty were surprised by the assault by the suspected armed separatists even though no life was lost, he said.

Cameroonian Soldier Kills Himself in B.I.R. Camp

According to credible sources, a Cameroonian soldier has shot himself dead at a B.I.R. camp in Salak, Maroua in the Far North region of Cameroon.

Corporal Awalou Zanmine, committed suicide on Wednesday, June 27, as he fired a bullet to his head. TCR gathered that he used his colleague’s gun to shoot himself.

Sources close to the deceased said that he suffered from psychological disorders. This had already caused him to try to end his life a few weeks earlier as he attempted to cut open his throat with the use of a knife but did not succeed thanks to the intervention of someone.

So, last Wednesday, Awalou Zanmine took advantage of a moment of lack of concentration on him from his friends to pick up a gun and fire a shot at himself.

Anglophone Crisis: Some Security and Defence Forces in Big Trouble for Torturing Civilians

Journalducameroun.com has reported that some members of the Cameroon military are currently in trouble following accusations of committing and filming violence against civilians.

Even though our source reported that no official communication has been made by government about this legal action against the accused military staff, it said that the accused were being held at the Yaoundé military prison for failing to respect instructions related to their professions.

According to journlducameroun.com, the accused are mostly gendarmes that forced and filmed two women from the English-speaking area to drag themselves in mud. The video made rounds on social networks and attracted severe opprobrium.

In reaction to this mess, the national gendarmerie prohibited its elements from the use of smartphones during field operations.

Kousseri: Drunk Soldier Kills 2 Persons with Grenade in a Bar

On the night of Sunday 24 to Monday, June 25, 2018, a drunken soldier fired an offensive grenade at a bar in Kousseri after an altercation, resulting to the deaths of two people, including a soldier.

According to our source, 13 other persons were seriously wounded in the incident.

A statement issued by the Minister of Defense, Joseph Beti Assomo, and carried by Cameroon Tribune of June 26, 2018, indicates that Corporal Salman Ndam Bouba, serving with the 42nd Battalion of Mora's motorized infantry, unleashed an offensive grenade that he illegally carried into the said bar.

 The grenade then exploded and killed two persons in the tavern. The deceased include Corporal Adjia Géremi on duty at the 41st Motorized Infantry Battalion of Maltam, and Mrs. Marie Thérèse Koube, the owner of the bar.

13 other people were injured, reports said.

Suspected Ambazonia Commander Killed in Fighting in Belo

A man reported to be the commander of a unit of Ambazonia fighters in Belo area, has been killed alongside some fighters in a standoff between the military and Ambazonia fighters.

According to sources, the bloody confrontation that claimed the life of Terence, took place on Tuesday and lasted for several hours.

 During the fierce fighting, Terence whom reports said is widely known in the community and the bother to the proverbial Sam Soya who also lost his life in the ongoing crisis, lost his life, a French language online newspaper (CIN) reported.

According to our source, he was found lying some 100 meters from the Mbingo Baptist hospital.

Even though TCR cannot independently authenticate this, there are reports that the defence forces also killed about half a dozen Ambazonia fighters in Belo during the showdown.

Albeit the paper was not precise about the casualties on the side of the military, it however alleged that there were also casualties within their ranks.

Civilians were also caught in the crossfire as the Fundong Grand Stand and a popular Snack bar, “Jarco Décor”, were set on fire.

Families Mourn in Kumbo after Road Accident between Military Truck, Motorbike Kills 7

There are reports of a very fatal road accident involving a truck of the Cameroonian army and a motorbike that was transporting three persons.

According to sources, the tragedy occurred on the morning of Monday June 25, 2018 along the Nkambe-Kumbo highway, two towns in the troubled Northwest region.

A source indicated that the accident happened precisely at a place called Sop, on the outskirts of Kumbo, Bui division.

According to eyewitnesses, the gendarmerie truck that was transporting members of the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) rushing to Bamenda for reinforcement mission, violently hit a motorbike that was carrying three persons.

We learnt that all the three occupants of the motorbike died on the spot as against four of the men in uniform.

Anglophone Crisis: Student Killed on Chaotic Friday in Bamenda

TCR has learnt that an upper sixth student of St. Paul’s College Nkwen, was killed on the chaotic Friday of June 22, 2018 in Bamenda, capital city of the Northwest region.

The jinxed guy was identified as Michael popularly called Hazard. According to our source, Michael was nicknamed Hazard because of his unrivaled skills in the game of football.

Even though TCR cannot independently and authoritatively say who the killers of Michael are, there are allegations that he was killed by gendarmes in Nkwen.

Eyewitness accounts said that when Bamenda was thrown into commotion because of the activities of Ambazonia fighters that raided the town last Friday evening, a special security measure was put in place.

Michael, like many other locals, boarded a taxi but fell in the hands of the Gendarmes around Nkwen who told the driver to stop but he didn’t respect the order, seeing this danger and knowing how Military behaves, some passengers forced the driver to stop before running for safety.

According to locals, Gendarmes then opened fire on the vehicle killing the driver, commonly called “papa Abigail”, father of three children, he died at the hospital from bullet wounds, Cameroon Info Net reported.