The Chairman
of the Social Democratic Front SDF has called on armed groups fighting in the
North West and South West regions to stop punishing their people whom they say
they are protecting.
John Fru Ndi
was speaking in Bambui Saturday during the funeral of the immediate past Mayor
of the Tubah Council. According to the SDF strongman lots of people can't even
go to their farms or do basic income generating activities.
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"Even
in war soldiers need to eat. Those who are fighting also need to eat and you
can't succeed if you prevent the people from going to their farms. Please you
can be fighting but do not punish the people." He said
Fru Ndi's
message did not however go down well with some of villager who rather think it
could provoke the Ambazonia armed groups who had actually allowed that the former
Mayor be buried peacefully.
"I don't
know why the Chairman decided to be taking about that but it's okay because we
are really suffering suffering. It has not been easy with us here for some time
now because shooting starts at anyntime. I just fear those can just attack us
now because they are not afraid of anyone." A Bambui based mourner said
Fru Ndi who
maintains that he has been working had to improve the situation of the country
insisted that he has used every opportunity he has to reinstate issues of poor
governance in the country. He noted that he refused to fight in 1992 when his
presidential election victory was stolen because he knew that the people will
be the ones to suffer if such a war or fight was started.
"I know
the Amba boys are are here and I must tell them this. On my way here I saw
brown things and others burnt. You can't protect the people by burning their
businesses or destroy their properties." Fru Ndi noted
"We
have heard different types on guns here. I have seen people killed here. As i
even came for this funeral I don't feel safe. this area has been the battle
ground. I just hope people shooting will hear the appeal of the Chairman."
Njieh tells me not looking happy.
It should be
recalled that of recent Bambui has become a battle ground for the military and
armed groups in the NW regions.
Located
along the Bamenda-Fundong highway, the vulnerability of Bambui largely bushy
cannot be doubted mindful of the fact that gun battles have been recurrent in
neighbouring villages like Babangki and Njinikom which have caused many to flee
their homes.
With the gun
battles intensifying and closing up to the city centre Bamenda villages like
Bambui.