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By Nfor Hanson Nchanji
The governor of the Littoral region has announced the creation of new gendarmerie posts in the Littoral region in the coming days to contain acts that could cause public disorder during this festive period. Joseph BETI ASSOMO made the decision upon his return from the meeting of governors in Yaoundé. The Littoral strongman equally said security will be beefed up in the various neighborhoods and in gatherings like churches, public manifestations among others.
The Governor is reported to have given standing orders to the four Senior Divisional Officers in his area of command to be vigilant during this period and neutralize any act of vandalism. In a security meeting held in his cabinet Monday December 22, 2014, Joseph BETI ASSOMO said the Littoral’s priority in 2015 will be the implementation of the roadmap for Mr Biya’s three years emergency development plan to be fully integrated and executed by respective personalities.
The plan estimated at 925 billion francs is aim at ameliorating areas such as road infrastructure, water and energy, urban development, the rehabilitation of the lighting system in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé, construction of 100 low cost houses in all regional headquarters in the country, health, agriculture and livestock.
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3 Boko Haram fighters died at Sagmé in the Far North Region on Thursday following the explosion of a mine they were trying to place on a military vehicle.
According to our source, in Kolofata, two employees of a major bank were killed and the car they were driving destroyed by Boko Haram militants.
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Cameroon Concord can now confirm that the Cameroon soldier serving with the Military Engineering Department of the Rapid Intervention Force declared missing after the Boko Haram attacks on Amchide has been found dead. Lieutenant Rouki Moses went missing last Wednesday 17 December 2014.
It should be recalled that the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram carried out a massive attack on the city of Amchide in the Far North Region of Cameroon, when a segment of the military engineering was escorting four vehicles belonging to the Rapid Intervention Force, Bir. Boko Haram attackers detonated an anti personnel mine when the first convoy car passed.
We of this publication stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our military families during this difficult times.
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Sama Ernest
Fighting is reportedly escalating in the Far North Region of Cameroon as the Cameroon military continues its battle with the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram. Military sources have revealed that the Cameroon army reacted on intelligence killing 116 Boko Haram militants penetrating the Far North region in a convoy of Toyota vehicles deep down in Amchide.
Our source also hinted that two Cameroon military trucks and a land cruiser were burnt down by Boko Haram fighters killing a soldier from the Rapid Intervention unit. At the time of writing this report, information filtered to our news desk that a Cameroonian military intelligence officer was missing. Our informant deep within the Cameroon military observed last night that the situation in growing from bad to worse and to use his own words “as a soldier, it is either you kill or get killed”
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Rita Akana
Boko Haram and other security issues dominated the opening of the second bi-annual conference of governors involving this time around the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o today in Yaounde. Under the theme "security and socio-economic challenges” the conference grouping all ten Governors of the republic started with various security presentations from Ministers Rene Emmanuel Sadi, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi of Economy and Regional Planning and Martin Mbarga Nguele, Delegate General for National Security.
The security meeting that will last three days is intended to improve co-ordination on intelligence gathering against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram and above all, to brief the Governors on the implementation of the new anti terrorism law. Cameroon Concord gathered that the regional heads will also be given a guide to the three year emergency plan launched by the Cameroonian dictator President Paul Biya. Minister Rene Sadi praised the Governors for the current state of policing in the country and hinted that there was an urgent need to increase surveillance during this festive period. The Cameroon security chiefs also noted the rise of attacks in the East Region coming from the Anti Balaka Seleka group in the Central African Republic.
We of this publication stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the men and women working tirelessly to keep the homeland safe.
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Sama Ernest
The new anti terrorism law recently passed in Cameroon seems to be changing the strategy of the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram with 7 captured Boko Haram terrorists claiming to be “simply armed robbers”. The Boko Haram militants were arrested by Cameroon defence forces at Ouli in the district of Mbotoro in the East Region.
The militants were caught with heavy military hardware alongside documentation bearing directives on how to seized the Divisional Officer for Ouli and take him hostage. Cameroon Concord learnt that upon interrogation the militants revealed that they were armed robbers and not members of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Ouli is the capital of Mbotoro district bordering the Central African Republic.
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