More than 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered in Nigeria– GOC

The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Brig.-Gen. Abdulwahab Eyitayo, says more than 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists have so far surrendered to troops

He said the terrorists surrendered from their enclaves in Sambisa Forests, as well as other hideouts.

Eyitayo, who is also the Commander, Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this during a visit by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu and a team of Defence Correspondents from Abuja on Tuesday, in Maiduguri.

He said the surrender by the repentant terrorists was a welcome development, adding that the overwhelming fire power of the troops was responsible.

According to him, one of the reasons they are surrendering in droves is the overwhelming fire power from the troops.

“It is because every man’s endeavour is motivated by his family’s wellbeing, that is why they are coming out with their families. We started seeing the signs from June.

“Our intensified operations had blocked their logistics’ routes and supplies, bombardments all over, that is why they started surrendering and diseases have overpowered many of them.

“It was better because in the end, the troops will clear all of them and their sympathisers combined,” he said.

The GOC warned that a time would come that the window of surrender would no longer be available, urging the sympathisers of the terrorists to encourage them to come out.

He added that whoever supported the enemies of the state would also be treated as an enemy by the state forces.

He said the military was more determined than ever to deal decisively with the terrorists and their supporters.

On the handling of the surrendered terrorists, Eyitayo disclosed that the Nigerian army was responsible for receiving, profiling or screening of the terrorists.

The GOC stated that afterwards, they would be handed over to the Borno government for further action.

He explained that a sizeable number of the surrendered, comprised wives and children of the terrorists, as well as those that were forcefully recruited into their folds.

Earlier, the director, army public relations, said the media tour was part of efforts to counter the wrong narratives and apprehensions generated by recent surrenders of the terrorists.

Nwachukwu acknowledged and commended efforts of the troops in putting pressure on the terrorists to abandon their illicit activities.

World Echoes Media Group, Kiki News and Disability Forum, CUAPWD Education Program, Groupe Nkah Engineering Champion 2021 Back to School Campaigns for (PWD) Persons with Disabilities in Cameroon

 

Going beyond the ordinary, World Echoes Media Group, Kiki News and Disability who of late had taken as regalian mission to back and promote the activities of persons with disabilities in all spheres, has organized yet another great come together or encounter still with the physically challenged at Hilltop Hotel on the 3^rd of September 2021 sponsored by one of it’s Promoters.

The occasion this time was most especially for students impaired who have distinguished themselves at all levels of education in the North West Region of Cameroon last academic year 2020/2021. The self help relief education program for disable persons was officially supported and sponsored by Groupe Nkah Engineering a Yaounde based company dealing with renewable energy, hydraulics and the supply of Biomedical Equipments owned by Dr. Nkah Godlove an engineer and entrepreneur of exceptional class.

Groupe Nkah Engineering happened to be one of the laureates of World Echoes Media Group's last Media Award for Disable Persons that took place last  August 14^th at the Bamenda I Council Hall. Moved by the historic Award and the support given to the disable persons, winners of CADMA 2021 Award by the world Bank Safety Net Project in Cameroon, it’s PDG Dr. Nkah Godlove decided to donate bountifully to support and promote education of the needy in the North West in the Midst of the deepening Anglophone crisis.

The occasion regrouped students with Disabilities carefully selected by World Echoes Media Group's partner, the coordinating unit of association of persons with disabilities (CUAPWD) which is coordinating the activities of well over 109 Associations of Persons with Disabilities in the North West Region under their education program.

The 32 beneficiaries of the day went home with school didactic materials and a financial package worth 25,000frs each making the sum total of 650,000frs.

The occasion, also gave opportunity to the CEO of World Echoes Media Group Tamukong Roland Angong to express gratitude to the great promoters of their initiatives that has as major plan, a long standing effect to affect and impact the lives of the needy and the most vulnerable lives. He ceased the opportunity to disclose plans to set up a common relief funds for Disable Persons, a football tournament for amputees, a Regional forum for Disable Persons and a community based radio for Disable Persons.

CODENET, Community Development Network organization one of the Media Group's working partners through the joint venture initiative on the occasion decided to open up it’s doors for entrepreneurial training to person with Disabilities and  to offer them market skills and self employment opportunities.

Ngwakongo Lawrence the Lord Mayor of Bafut council Ambassador of all Orphans in Region moved by the occasion, pledged to go beyond council funds to lobby for the sake of disable person's, internally displaced person's and most vulnerable old person's.

Still at the occasion, the General overseer of RAMAH Christian Centre Cameroon, Pastor Warah Solomon Che, offered to organize a similar back to school Come together for the Disables in no distance time. A venture he describes  and situates under the Ministries robust humanitarian program.

Speaking to the Press after the occasion, Dr. Nkah Godlove stressed the gesture or largesse was a voluntary will to help as usual and to impact the lives of the most vulnerable in society. Disability he said was not an inability reasons why he chose this year to promote educational talents all over the country. Bamenda, he said has felt the impact of his back to school largesse to person with Disabilities, Buea will follow and all other eight Regions of the country this 2021. To him, the great humanitarian outing is answering to Divine call for assistance and the cooperate social responsibility of his company. To end, he invites all philanthropists to join the campaign wagon for a more inclusive society to be assured to person with Disabilities in the nearest future.

Highlights of World Echoes Media Group Dual 2021 Media Prize Award to Persons With Disabilities (PWD) and Nation Builders (Promoters)

 Cameroon 2021 Ability in Disability Media Award (CADMA2021)

Crying Fowl to Atrocities as Anglophone Crisis Grows in Propensity:Serious Man Hunt for Harboring Separatists Fighters

✓The Case of Fung Clovis and many others at large for their dear lives, whose where about are very much unknown

As the liberation War in Anglophone Cameroon deepens with untold suffering meted on English speaking Cameroonians, plus the misery it has inflicted on the desperate population,. People continue to die unexpectedly because of the war which is growing in Propensity daily. Most schools have remained permanently closed, villages deserted  and gun battle the order of the day between Republican forces and separatists fighters.

Security reports on the ground have it on good grounds that many have been shot in cold blood, others caught by cross fire and a cross section in the regime’s maximum security prisons. All in the name of putting the situation to rest through military and repressive measures and not through a genuine and sincere dialogue.

What human rights organization and international bodies are yet to know or are blind to.

This is because most of the acts are covered in the course of execution. As we report arbitrary arrests and gun battles are seriously going on in all the areas of the seven Divisions of the North West Region declared as “Red zones”. These are areas declared as no go zones harboring separatists fighters or are hide outs for Ambazonian defense forces, we are talking of Bambalang, Ndop, Jakiri, Kumbo, Belo, Njinikom, Bafut, Tanka, Mbengwi, Bali, Batibo, Widikum etc.

Because they are hide out for separatists forces, they are subject to several targets and most often a time any youth of average height found around is gunned down.

Fung Clovis and many other youths from areas declared as “red zones” happens to be targets by armed groups who use them as food suppliers and are also targeted by the regime for harboring armed groups and providing them  safe locations for their hide out.

Kom, as we report which makes up Boyo Division is in total chaos. Government troops have raided the whole area to fish out two generals of the separatist forces. We are talking of RK and Co. In the course, there is serious gun battle, burning of houses, wanton arrests and outright killing.

What has caused many to flee areas closer to said camps and villages harboring the said gang.

Briefly put that is the ugly face of the war situation in Anglophone Cameroon which generated from a pacific strike organized by teachers and lawyers seeking for justice in 2016 that has grown into a full scale war in demand for liberation and sovereign rights that has brought the English speaking economy to a stand still and the two English speaking Regions ungovernable with schools permanently locked and over a hundred thousand displaced.

Dual Mega Award of the 21st Century Coming Up on the 14th of Aug. 2021

Exclusively for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) and exceptionally for promoters and supporters of humanitarian actions which are people centered and oriented toward social welfare and inclusiveness.

Persons with Disabilities (PWD), old persons and internally displaced Persons (IDPs) who have distinguished themselves in different works and areas in life will be given the first pride of place this August 2021 at the Bamenda I Conference Hall through a  Media Prize Award dubbed “2021 Ability in Disability Media Prize Award (CADMA2021)”.

World Echoes Media group in it’s cooperate social responsibility and answering to Divine calls and assignment have decided this year 2021 to tilt all attentions onto persons who are most often left out or forgotten in the society, as if they don’t form part of human race.

It is in this light that, World Echoes Media Group and Kiki News and Disability Forum will be regrouping in a special way Persons with Disabilities (PWD) who have excelled in life and are into innovative works be it in the domain of education, carpentry, shoe Mending, salon works, catering services. Social entrepreneur services for recognition and honor.

The timely and emergency call for action it must be noted,  has as major goal to Trump and canvas for global humanitarian actions and attention to these neglected set in the society by the press.

In effect the mission is to bring all on board for a multi dimensional twist to come around social actions geared towards promoting and supporting initiatives of persons having multiple social challenges.

What is cooking up is more of a Media crusade or campaign to cause humanity to stop misdirecting charity and to combine efforts to create a more conducive and a more inclusive society for all.

The time is now for global and general media actions to promote the initiatives of  persons with disabilities and the mission must be accomplished by the Cameroon Press as a family.

Join us on that faithful day and be part of the Cameroon Media general awareness campaign for PWD.

The ceremony it must be noted, will in the first phase, witness prize Award to PWD and in the second phase see actors and promoters being appreciated with a National Award in Gold Category in return gratitude for their day to days support to the needy. 

"Congratulations To All Winners and Accept God's Abundant Blessings from our Media Group," THE NATION IS PROUD OF YOU.

Deepening Anglophone Crisis Part X: So Far How Many Guns have Been Seized, Amba Over Powering Military?

The pockets of resistance from all indication recently is going out of hands and growing into full proportion. Of recent times the depending Anglophone liberation war of independence or better still separatists illicit acts to restore nationhood has recorded a lot of casualties both in the military and the Amba camps respectively.

The sporadic hit operations carried out by the separatists forces of late, you can bear with this Reporter have been very instrumental and has taken the lives of many agile Cameroonian military. We are talking of the Galim  Bamali, Lasin and Ndop raids by General “No Pity” and the recent attacks effected in kom, Bali and the South West Region at Large. In all of these suicide attacks or raids, the said restorations forces have harvested quite a good number of AK47s until General No Pity is now carrying around a “Chain cutter” . What a frightening and horrible situation.

The of late suicide acts of rebellion of the said forces is now playing motivation for other groups who have taken upon themselves to carry out serial attacks on Police post, gendarmerie Brigarde, mix military control check points and arm reserved stores.

The result is total fear and confusion as the war rages on to the detriment of the common man and innocent souls perishing daily. 

For how long will these hit, kill and carry operations continue? The number of guns now in the hands of civilians leaves the present situation precarious and full of tension. 

Is government not in the know? Why are they silent? Where are we heading to ? Threats, tension left and right? Who should be held accountable? For how long will this last are the one billion questions parading the minds of the common man as they live at the mercy of stray bullets from cross fire at any time.

The amount of guns now in the hands of those boys leaves a lot to question and doubt how soon the war will end, who is winning and who will win the war. 

Immediate emergency actions are needed as the separatists force in their hide outs close up to town with multiplied arms in their keeping. Which is what is exactly giving them courage to exceedingly go beyond. 

In Anglophone Cameroon you will bear with this Reporter  that  almost every body is afraid of his own shadow. The time for government to change strategy or look for another option is now or continue burying his forces who are now helpless in the hands of these armed groups they are fighting unidentified,. As the hide in the crowd, using the same people as informants to attack and carry.

The improvised explosives by the same gang is further aggravating or making worst of the situation and impedes military penetration into their hide outs with or without amor cars.

Why and why has it suddenly become this way? Cameroonians still have a long way to go about this. What is the way forward, North West and South West Regions to be frank are fast growing ungovernable…God have mercy!

Buhari Mbayu Encounter: Nigeria Pledge to Help Cameroon Out of Secessionists Movements

President Buhari in a state audience granted to the Cameroon’s Sectary of State for external relation Mbayu Felix  on Presidential assignment has reaffirmed and reassured the Cameroon government of his unreserved commitment in helping the country out of the present dilemma with Secessionists and separatists forces. Saying, “ensuring cross border security, the form of the state and it’s Territorial integrity  is both countries responsibility”.

These, he stated in firm and acute terms in the Presidential exchange that ensued between him and the Cameroon’s Sectary of State as he gave him details of developments on the ground concerning social peace and development in Cameroon in the face of the Anglophone crisis and Boko Haram disorder up North.Noting most especially that both countries share a common challenges which requires collective efforts.

Hear Femi Adesin the President's Spokesman “the President noted that Nigeria and Cameroon share historical ties and common borders which according to him makes it imperative for the two countries to look out for each other's wellbeing.

“You will have problems if your neighbors are not cultivated. And our relationship with Cameroon had been very clear since when I was serving in the military. The country offered us the needed support during our civil war”

The historic meeting it must be noted comes at the foot hills of an avalanche of spotted upheavals after the extradition of Nigerian separatists leader Namdi Kanu.

  

Presidential couples 2021 brief private Stay Abroad: “Going to Come Back Historically?

“A Journey to no Return? Going for good? Going to fortify? Cabinet shakeup most eminent? Are the brain storming questions rocking the minds of political pundits and analysts as they watch Cameroon's Presidential couples fly out of the nsimalen international airport after several months of no private trips abroad and most especially now, in the heart of COVID-19 phase III.

It has horribly been a while since Madame Chantal and Biya took off time for a private stay or trip abroad as often as it was the case in the past years. Just that in itself and his recent trip abroad in the heart of Corona calls for concerns as it brings to mind many issues to question or brainstorm on. Some of which may land one into troubles.

“if truly days are numbered” then every human action in the cosmos is governed and coordinated by astral celestial forces within the frame works of time and timings. As we report, at this particular point in time in the political history of Cameroon at the Cross road, with multiple problems with the Boko Haram movement up Nord, and the Anglophone crisis in the North west, and South west Regions respectively, plus the unstable socio, economic and political climate,  added to major security challenges facing the country, “only leaves the nation in the hands of the mercy of time and Divine Grace. "Time has to tell” as a local proverbial saying holds.

The time may be soon and most likely now that the Presidential couples have taken upon themselves to leave the Presidential palace reluctantly.

The world for the past month have recorded quite a lot of shocking incidents, which are indicators and bad signs for all countries as the wind of havoc blows across Africa.

Whether we like it or not everyone, every Nation has his or her own turn under the cosmic orders we stand helpless before. The great fountain wheel is turning at a very high velocity around Africa,  and where it  is taking the Cameroon situation to only God Knows? For the helpless masses.

In the phase of all these multiple challenges and cosmetic arrangements, it is most likely that the future is bleak as Days of agony blooms. Shine and open your eyes, the hand writing is clearly written on the wall. Nigeria mourns a great Prophet, which country is next in line for such a predicament to follow? Only God knows and God's time is the Best.

The “Great mystery of Going and coming with African leaders has a similar picture” let's wait and see the next portrait God is about to paint in the African scene of a leader coming and going or going to come. I rest my case….from the Prophetic.

Emergency Actions for the Disable Amidst COVID in the North West; CBC Health Services in Partnership With German Humanitarian Assistance and cbm Combine Resources to Reach Out to Increasing Needs and Number of People living with Disabilities

CBC Health Services and funders in a Press conference on Saturday the 26th of June 2021 playing host at it's Baptist conference center, launched two giant emergency action projects for the Disable in the English crisis hit Regions of Cameroon amidst COVID scare.

“The Disability-inclusive humanitarian actions in health and protection sectors for IDPs and host communities, Inclusive eye health in the context of COVID-19 response project in the North West Region, Cameroon” are the two projects that CBC and it’s two funders will intensively and inclusively execute within 24 months.

The project in  general, will provide access to inclusive eye health services for the population, and improve access to inclusive humanitarian assistance while protecting IDPs and their host communities.

Parties representing the key actors for the implementation of the projects in the person’s of Prof. Tih Pius for the CBCHS, Fon Julius country Director cbm, Awa Jeaque program manager SEEPD and Chick Sama coordinator of CUAPWD in the press briefing via launching of the giant projects took rounds in their respective presentations to outline the project's goals, prospects and Target.

In the various exchanges that ensued between Media men and women of all class with the hosts, interactive questions were posed and it enabled the actors to throw more light and possibilities on how best to execute the projects while reaching out to the most vulnerable in inaccessible areas hit by the ongoing Anglophone crisis and COVID.

The project from general and collective understanding, comes at the much needed moment given that people living with disability during crisis are abandoned or left to themselves not to talk of increasing cases of vulnerability.

The emergence of such an emergency health giant scheme, only comes as an immediate therapy to basically and practically arrest or trash all forms of challenges faced by persons living with Disability in these two English speaking crisis hit Regions of the country.

The millions of Euro worth projects, will by 2023 at the end of the project affect and impact the lives of over 75% of people living with disability and empower community based volunteers to do mobilization and coordinate field Action in all difficult areas.

By; Tamukong Roland Angong