Banga Bakundu, Mile 40:

Meme SDO Signs Peace Pact with Villagers

By Ekoko Willies in Kumba

Inhabitants of Banga Bakundu and Mile 40, two roadside villages along the Kumba-Buea highway in Meme Division have signed a peace deal with the SDO for Meme, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong, to lure and convince their kith and kin who have taken up arms against the state to drop their guns, leave the bushes and return to normal life.

                The deal was the outcome of a surprise meet the people tour that the Prefect embarked on Friday 21 February 2020. The population turned out massively but refused allegations of recent killing in the area.

                Ntou’ou Ndong appealed to the population of Mile 40 to embrace peace and live in unity and work for a better and new Cameroon as demanded by President Paul Biya.

                The administrator also used the visit to ascertain the security situation in the area and discuss with the locals to find out social media rumours of killings in the area attributed by propagandists on soldiers.

                Sipping a glass of palm wine (matango), the SDO shared opinions with the population on how they think the crisis could be brought to an end. 

                The locals denied rumours attributing killings in the area to soldiers.

                Banga bakundu and Mile 40 are the two calmest areas in Meme since the start of the crisis.

                Ntou’ou Ndong hailed the massive turnout of the population that came out to welcome and listen to him.