The Secretary of State in Charge of the National
Gendarmerie, Yves Landry Etoga Galax, on Tuesday, January 15, visited Bamenda
in the North West Region to deliver President Biya’s message of encouragement
to wounded soldiers. He arrived in Bamenda under tight military conduit.
Etoga
Galax made field visits to some parts of the city to get on-the-spot appraisal
of the working environment of the security forces.
At the
different health facilities where wounded soldiers are responding to treatment,
the Gendarmerie boss extended the message of comfort from the
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Besides
the soothing Presidential message, Landry Etoga offered financial support to
the soldiers visited.
Within
the same day, the senior state official held a meeting with Governor of the
North West Region, Adolf LeleL’Afrique. Besides, the Secretary of State held
meetings with the security top-notch of the Region and the rank and file.
He
encouraged the soldiers in their mission to restore peace and security in the
Regions, calling for professionalism and tact.
Etoga’s
convoy drove through Bamenda under high security alert. In some laps of his
tour, armoured cars in full combat gear were part of the
military artillery that ensured the visit was a success.
He left
Bamenda same day for a similar visit in Bafoussam, West Region. Here Governor
Augustine Awa Funka was on hand to receive the Secretary of State at nightfall.
The Bafoussam
lap of the visit queued in similar nature like the previous in the South West
and North West Regions. The field visits are the first for the Gendamerie boss
since his appointment on March 2, 2018.
Like in
the South West wherein an attack on public transport vehicles resulted in the
kidnap of at least 36 passengers along the Kumba-Buea Highway a day after the
visit, in Bamenda, at least 20 workers of a private construction Firm, Egbe
Construction were reportedly abducted in Mankon.
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