Normalcy Returning to Mbengwi

Normalcy Returning to Mbengwi

Days after the entry of military trucks into Mbengwi, fully loaded with armed to the teeth combat ready soldiers to execute their mission of clearing off multiple road blockades mounted by separatist fighters with tree trunks, in the course of which some houses were burnt and several civilians lost their lives thus scaring the population of the affected areas to further flee deeper into the bushes for security, life is said to gradually be returning to normal in the the Momo Divisional Headquarters.

Mile 18, Mbon, the economic hub of the sub division is regaining its hustle and bustle daily life. Shops have been reopened by economic operators. Commercial motor bikes and township taxis have been plying the quarter roads and the Bamenda-Mbengwi highway, transporting passengers to and from their destinations with their luggage.

However, this normal life in the town contradicts that of uncertainty in the suburbs. Villages like Njinibi, Njindom, Nyen, Guneku, Kob, Tudig, Acha-Tugi, parts of Bome and Mile 19, Mile 20 are reported to still be greatly deserted. These are areas where the military presence was greatly felt. It is common these days to trek into these areas and spot just few inhabitants mostly courageous men who are always on running alert at the sight of any strange face or hearing of any strange noise. Any unfamiliar face in these areas is always looked at from a distance with great suspicion. It is also common these days to trek for close to a kilometre on major highways like Mile 19 to Nyen and G.R.A to Bessi Fomukong without spotting a single soul, a very scary atmosphere.

All of these happening at a time when the administration of the sub division in particular and the division in general has been working tooth and nail to restore peace and serenity in their jurisdiction especially pertaining to military excesses on the population they were sent to protect.

It is for this reason that the Senior Divisional Officer for Momo, Monono Absalom Woloa recently signed two communiqués as proactive and reactive measures to manage the crisis in his area of command. The first orders for the systematic cutting down of all commercial and non commercial trees situated along public roads in the entire Momo Division up to a distance of 40 meters away from the centre of major roads. The very government that asking for the planting of trees to safeguard the environment is now asking for the trees to be cut down because of the crisis. The second release invites all administrative authorities, all councillors, mayors and deputies, divisional delegates and service heads, internal and external elites, political and religious leaders plus economic operators to take part in raising funds within the context of the national Emergency Humanitarian Program set up by the President of the Republic to assist victims of the crisis in the N.W and S.W regions built for Friday August 17th 2018 as from 1pm in the conference hall of the Divisional Delegation of Labour and Social Security, Momo.