Muslim IDPs in Mbengwi Assisted

Muslim IDPs in Mbengwi Assisted

This year's feast of the ram was memorable for some Muslim families in Mbengwi as they were happy beneficiaries of the Humanitarian Assistance Program put in place by the head of state to support victims of the ongoing Anglophone crisis.

It was at the D.O's office Mbengwi in the afternoon of Tuesday August 21st 2018 that these families gathered to receive their items comprised of a mattress, a blanket, toilet rolls, cubes of soap, litres of groundnut oil, kilograms of rice among others. Present at the handing over ceremony were the Momo Administration and security forces.

The displaced families relocated from Acha  where there have been fierce gun exchanges between the military and separatist fighters to seek solace in Wumfi, a predominantly Muslim inhabited quarter in Ku village Mbengwi.

Saidou Muhammad is the Imam of Acha. Though a leader, he too has been displaced. As to why he relocated, he said, "Our place was so unsecured for anyone to live there because we hear guns at anytime of the day and night. I find it so unsafe living in such an areas so I decided to relocate to Mbengwi. Being an Imam, I've continued to pray for peace to return to our country." He also expressed the desire to return to Acha but on condition that things return to normal. He estimated that over a hundred Muslims have been displaced from Acha that used to be their fief.

The S.D.O of Momo Division, Monono Absalom Woloa used the ceremony to call on all other remaining displaced persons within Mbengwi to get themselves registered at the D.Os office as soon as possible so as to benefit during the next sharing exercise to be done in the days ahead. Hear him, "I want to first of all thank the Head of State for coming to the assistance of these displaced persons. We were given material assistance to help our brothers and sisters who have been displaced from different communities to at least go about their day to day life normally. We started the operation of assistance today with the Muslim community because they are celebrating the feast of the ram. We have called on these beneficiaries that came today to sensitise other displaced persons living within the communities to come and get themselves identified at the level of the D.O's office so that they too will become beneficiaries of this assistance provided by the Cameroonian people."

He also sounded the back to school message come September 2018. "We have also told them that despite finding themselves displaced, there are schools everywhere and so come September when the 2018/2019 academic year will open, they should send their children to school." Monono told reporters.

The recipients of the donations went back home satisfied with the items as they shall go a long way to improve on their livelihood during these trying moments.