By Bakah Derick
The Governor of the North West Region has
signed an order restricting the “movement of persons and property” from “6pm to
6am within the North West region till further notice.”
According to the regional order signed Sunday
September 9, Governor Lele L’afrique Tchoffo Deben Adolph’s order is
necessitated by “the exigencies of security, the preservation of peace and the
maintenance of law and order.”
During the said period the order adds
“movements of vehicles, persons and goods shall be strictly forbidden, all off
licenses, snack bars and night clubs shall remain closed. Motor parks shall
remain closed and night travel suspended. The circulation of motor bikes shall
be completely suspended. The circulation of motor bikes shall completely be
suspended during said hours.”
The regional order No 462 specify that the
“measures shall not apply to administrative authorities, forces of law and
order, persons and vehicles in possession of special authorization to circulate
and ambulances.”
The order comes just a few hours after a
major attack by an armed group left thousands of passengers stranded on
National road Number six between Bamenda and Akum, people killed, buses
destroyed, an excavator caterpillar burnt and a trench dug on the main road
preventing circulation.
The current decision replaces another which
was ongoing restricting movement from 9pm to 5am.
In the meantime Bamenda city dwellers and
visitors to the city will learn to limit their activities between 6am and 6pm from
now till further notice.
Various administrative authorities have been
charged with the strict implementation of the order which took effect yesterday
evening.