Nguti-Akak-Mamfe road cuts-off as bridge
collapses
-Obang people now cut-off from the rest of
the world by road
By EkumtambeEku in Mamfe
The famous Nguti-Akak-Ossing-Mamfe road
that used to serve as the only corridor for commuters travelling to Mamfe from
Kumba during the rainy seasons is now impassable. Reports say the road was
ligatured when one of the age-old bridges on the road succumbed to the heavy
weight of a timber truck and collapsed, dumping itself and the trailer with its
contents into the Badi River. No life was lost in the accident, though the
trailer suffered serious damages.
Commentators
say though the collapse of the bridge will make life even more difficult for
the Obang people of Manyu division, who used the road as the only gateway to
their enclave villages, it will at the same time also curtail the reckless and
impunitous exploitation of timber from the Obang and EjaghamNjemaya forests.
It
should be recalled that only few weeks ago, irate villagers set a timber truck
ablaze near Kembong in Eyumojock sub-division. The villagers complained that
they have not seen any benefits the wanton timber exploitation was bringing to
their communities.
