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The war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram has lasted three years and more. To be sure, it has caused casualties both civilian and military. The most painful being the heavy loss suffered by the Cameroonian army recently. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus and Captain Yari Emmanuel are now part of the memorable war victims. The death of Lt. Colonel Beltus ocurred on Sunday, February 14, 2016, after he and his men carried out a successful operation in the Ngoshe locality in Nigeria, which is one of Boko Haram's stronghold. The last military operation of the great Lt. Colonel Ekwele Beltus saw the released of many Nigerian hostages held by Boko Haram.
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He personally headed a mission that secured the Nigerians and accompanied them to the town of Pulka, where he and his men handed the hostages over to the Nigerian soldiers operating in the area. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus was seriously injured along with four of his staff as they were returning home.The vehicle they were in got hit by a mine laid by Boko Haram. We of this publication gathered from our military informant that the rescue helicopter mission from Maroua arrived very late and our Lt. Colonel died during the evacuation process to Douala. Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was 39 years old at the time of his death. He had just been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and his epaullete had been handed to him on 1 January 2016 at a ceremony chaired by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo, at Kidji a town situated at Matari in the Far North region.
Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was a renowned officer with remarkable strength of character. He was known not only for his bravery and courage, but also for its pragmatic sense and taste of the dialogue, pedagogy and communication. His perfect bilingual nature made him a likeable personality within the Cameroon army. Lieutenant-Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus will be remembered as an artillery officer steeped in experience of field operations in which he always shown a great tactical consistency, as evidenced by his commitment in the southern area of the Alpha transaction where he participated in several epic battles and repealed successful several criminal attacks from Boko Haram. Rest in peace Mon Colonel
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- Ngwa Bertrand
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The war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram has lasted three years and more. To be sure, it has caused casualties both civilian and military. The most painful being the heavy loss suffered by the Cameroonian army recently. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus and Captain Yari Emmanuel are now part of the memorable war victims. The death of Lt. Colonel Beltus ocurred on Sunday, February 14, 2016, after he and his men carried out a successful operation in the Ngoshe locality in Nigeria, which is one of Boko Haram's stronghold. The last military operation of the great Lt. Colonel Ekwele Beltus saw the released of many Nigerian hostages held by Boko Haram.
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He personally headed a mission that secured the Nigerians and accompanied them to the town of Pulka, where he and his men handed the hostages over to the Nigerian soldiers operating in the area. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus was seriously injured along with four of his staff as they were returning home.The vehicle they were in got hit by a mine laid by Boko Haram. We of this publication gathered from our military informant that the rescue helicopter mission from Maroua arrived very late and our Lt. Colonel died during the evacuation process to Douala. Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was 39 years old at the time of his death. He had just been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and his epaullete had been handed to him on 1 January 2016 at a ceremony chaired by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo, at Kidji a town situated at Matari in the Far North region.
Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was a renowned officer with remarkable strength of character. He was known not only for his bravery and courage, but also for its pragmatic sense and taste of the dialogue, pedagogy and communication. His perfect bilingual nature made him a likeable personality within the Cameroon army. Lieutenant-Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus will be remembered as an artillery officer steeped in experience of field operations in which he always shown a great tactical consistency, as evidenced by his commitment in the southern area of the Alpha transaction where he participated in several epic battles and repealed successful several criminal attacks from Boko Haram. Rest in peace Mon Colonel
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- Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai
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The youth of Ebolowa in the South region have issued a public statement calling on President Biya to step down. The Ebolowa youth made the declaration on February 15, 2016, observing that it's time to move away from bad African political habits. Said the youth "The head of state must give way to others because he is tired. When a dad is tired, he should make way for his son". For them, political change is a civic duty and for the case of President Biya, an act of patriotism.
The young people wondered aloud why Cameroon's first president, Ahmadou Ahijo did not hesitate to give way to Paul Biya. In a strongly articulated message, the Ebolowa youth noted that "What is certain, Cameroon will continue to live even after Biya". The young men and women invited other young Cameroonians not to allow themselves to be manipulated and lulled by the old guards who have nothing to show after 33 years in power. The Ebolowa youth revealed that Cameroon is full of talents and intellectuals from all sides, able to conduct the nation to emergence in 2035.
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It is exactly 18 years ever since the Nsam fire disaster in Yaounde that claimed the lives of hundreds of innocent Cameroonians. Interestingly, the results of the investigating commission that was appointed by President Biya are still being awaited. Correspondingly, no official ceremony was held on Sunday, February 14, 2016, on the site of the disaster. No word from the 83 year old dictator, no statement from his secretary general at the presidency, nothing came from his so called prime minister and head of government. On Saturday, February 14, 1998, a cargo train that was transporting fuel collided with a tanker loaded with gasoline at the Yaounde 3rd district of Nsam. The two containers each had a capacity of 50 m3, 50 000 liters of gasoline.
Both tanks exploded and as some hungry citizens rushed to recover about 100 000 liters of fuel that had spilled onto the tarmac, a fire erupted from one of the looters who lit a cigarette. It was an unprecedented fracas in our nation's history as a hundreds were declared dead and hundreds burned to ashes. It was termed a national disaster. President Paul Biya, who as usual was out of the country at the time of the tragedy, returned a few days later and created an investigative commission to "shed light on the tragedy." 18 years later, the commission has never made public its findings.
Cameroonians still do not know what was the cause of the disaster. Life had long returned to normal at Nsam and families of the victims were reportedly compensated. Some survivals were supported in several hospitals in the nation's capital. Ever since, no monument has been erected in loving memory of those who died and no official ceremony either. On Sunday, February 14, 2016, no official ceremony took place throughout the national territory and nothing was even mentioned on state radio and television. Biya and his CPDM gang were busy celebrating his 83 years birthday party and Rose Mbole Epie and Co. were enjoying a Valentine's Day party on CRTV's Tam Tam Weekend.
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It is exactly 18 years ever since the Nsam fire disaster in Yaounde that claimed the lives of hundreds of innocent Cameroonians. Interestingly, the results of the investigating commission that was appointed by President Biya are still being awaited. Correspondingly, no official ceremony was held on Sunday, February 14, 2016, on the site of the disaster. No word from the 83 year old dictator, no statement from his secretary general at the presidency, nothing came from his so called prime minister and head of government. On Saturday, February 14, 1998, a cargo train that was transporting fuel collided with a tanker loaded with gasoline at the Yaounde 3rd district of Nsam. The two containers each had a capacity of 50 m3, 50 000 liters of gasoline.
Both tanks exploded and as some hungry citizens rushed to recover about 100 000 liters of fuel that had spilled onto the tarmac, a fire erupted from one of the looters who lit a cigarette. It was an unprecedented fracas in our nation's history as a hundreds were declared dead and hundreds burned to ashes. It was termed a national disaster. President Paul Biya, who as usual was out of the country at the time of the tragedy, returned a few days later and created an investigative commission to "shed light on the tragedy." 18 years later, the commission has never made public its findings.
Cameroonians still do not know what was the cause of the disaster. Life had long returned to normal at Nsam and families of the victims were reportedly compensated. Some survivals were supported in several hospitals in the nation's capital. Ever since, no monument has been erected in loving memory of those who died and no official ceremony either. On Sunday, February 14, 2016, no official ceremony took place throughout the national territory and nothing was even mentioned on state radio and television. Biya and his CPDM gang were busy celebrating his 83 years birthday party and Rose Mbole Epie and Co. were enjoying a Valentine's Day party on CRTV's Tam Tam Weekend.
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It is exactly 18 years ever since the Nsam fire disaster in Yaounde that claimed the lives of hundreds of innocent Cameroonians. Interestingly, the results of the investigating commission that was appointed by President Biya are still being awaited. Correspondingly, no official ceremony was held on Sunday, February 14, 2016, on the site of the disaster. No word from the 83 year old dictator, no statement from his secretary general at the presidency, nothing came from his so called prime minister and head of government. On Saturday, February 14, 1998, a cargo train that was transporting fuel collided with a tanker loaded with gasoline at the Yaounde 3rd district of Nsam. The two containers each had a capacity of 50 m3, 50 000 liters of gasoline.
Both tanks exploded and as some hungry citizens rushed to recover about 100 000 liters of fuel that had spilled onto the tarmac, a fire erupted from one of the looters who lit a cigarette. It was an unprecedented fracas in our nation's history as a hundreds were declared dead and hundreds burned to ashes. It was termed a national disaster. President Paul Biya, who as usual was out of the country at the time of the tragedy, returned a few days later and created an investigative commission to "shed light on the tragedy." 18 years later, the commission has never made public its findings.
Cameroonians still do not know what was the cause of the disaster. Life had long returned to normal at Nsam and families of the victims were reportedly compensated. Some survivals were supported in several hospitals in the nation's capital. Ever since, no monument has been erected in loving memory of those who died and no official ceremony either. On Sunday, February 14, 2016, no official ceremony took place throughout the national territory and nothing was even mentioned on state radio and television. Biya and his CPDM gang were busy celebrating his 83 years birthday party and Rose Mbole Epie and Co. were enjoying a Valentine's Day party on CRTV's Tam Tam Weekend.
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