CAMTEL GM Mourns With Queen Mothers In NW, Donates To DDR.

- November 25, 2020

By Martial Gnoukapasi

Mourners In group picture

General manager of Cameroon's telecommunications service (CAMTEL)- Ma fo'o Judith Yah Sunday epouse Achidi tuesday Nov. 24th, joined Queen Mothers of the North West region to condemn in strongest terms the constant killing of "Our" children since arms were introduced into the conflict in restive NW and SW regions of the country.

The Ma fo'os after over an hour prayer session- soliciting God's interferance in bringing actors of the conflict to reason, via a memorandum also called on the belligerents to drop the guns and stop the violence.

"Our offspring have been dying in their numbers because of this violence and we come to pray that the killing should stop.. Never again should children be targeted in this violence, Never again should we be comforted for what could've been prevented.." the MeMo spells out.

Queen mothers expressing their frustrations with crafted messages

They came out with posters bearing messages like "We Want Pens Not Guns" "We Never Bargained For This" "Ngarbu, Muyuka, Kumba, Never Again", also citing that women are the hardest hit by the crisis.

"We appreciate the efforts of madam Achidi for organising this. It's an opportunity for women to come out and explain how they feel about the children they're loosing everyday. As mothers of the north west and south west, we don't want our children to die any longer, we are calling those killing them be it government or the armed groups to stop because we can no longer bare the pain. We pray that the God we just prayed to will answer us" One of them by name nyingcho Regine said.

Nyingcho Regine

For Mama Ndikum Mary, a queen mother from Akum, it's wasn't a matter to wait for another incident before taking action. She said they've endured enough and had to come out.

"We are begging our children in the bushes and the government to stop. If the children are all death by the end of the crisis, who'll bury us when we die tmrw? About the children that were killed in school in Kumba, if we don't send them to school how will they help us and their brothers and sisters. Let them stop the killing and dialogue" she said.

Mama Ndikum Mary

The mourning which saw the mothers and queen mothers in particular offering prayers to God in their mother tongues ended with a walk across the grand stand.

AT THE NW DDR CENTRE

Madam Judith Yah Sunday epouse Achidi after joining the queen mothers at the Bamenda grandstand to mourn and yearn for peace in prayers, paid a courtesy visit at the north west disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration centre where she donated Cash, basic food stuffs and sanitary materials to the ex fighters.

Judith Yah donating at DDR NW

She appreciated the them for surrendering their weapons.

"You can be angry but the best way to express your anger is not to kill your neighbor, your friend, your mother, your brother or sister...we also plead that u encourage your brothers in the bushes to come out, that they've been forgiven... tell them that your mother's want peace" she told them.

She added that they the mothers are ready to reunite with their children from the bushes and once more live in harmony, peace and share long love lost.

"We know that you need food, healthcare and jobs. As mothers we guarantee you that we'll do our best to take proper care of you" she said.

partial view of donated consignments to DDR NW

In response, the Senior prefect of the centre Emmanuel Arrey on behalf of the ex fighters appreciated their August guests for the gifts, adding they'll do their best to repair the damages they've caused.