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| Northwest, Lele Lafrique Cheffo |
The governor
of Cameroon’s Northwest, Lele Lafrique Cheffo Deben Adolphe, has extended for
another more week a curfew which was imposed on the inhabitants of the North
West region.
The curfew according to a communiqué
from the Office of the North West Governor was introduced due to “special
security risks” following days of heighten tension in Bamenda after the killing
of a soldier by unidentified individuals on Thursday February 8, at the
commercial Avenue likewise other shootings which killed other soldiers and
civilians in other parts of the region.
The order restricts all forms of
movement of goods and persons across the entire region as from 8 pm to 6 am for
a period of one week renewable. It
prohibits the movements of vehicles and persons and calls on transport agencies
to leave town before 8 pm and all arrival possible only after 6 am while
motorcycle circulation is “completely” suspended, as all drinking places, snack
bars and nightclubs are expected to remain closed.
The administrative authority, which
has already introduced the same measure, has warned that offenders will be
punished by the full force of the law.
The curfew comes following a direct
order from the minister of Defense, Beti Assomo, instructing the two regional
governors of the Northwest and Southwest to double military patrols and
surveillance in their respective regions and most especially towards the border
with Nigeria. The minister’s order stated military intelligence has revealed
that secessionists have solicited the help of mercenaries from the Niger Delta
group to launch simultaneous attacks in both regions.
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