Atanga Nji Makes Bamenda Bike Riders Swear on Bible, Koran to Fight Kidnapping and Crime
By Martial Gnoukapasir Minister Paul Atanga Nji handing a Bible to the president of Bamenda Bike Riders Association Commercial motorbike riders in Bamenda have sworn on the Bible and the Holy Koran to stay away from criminal activities and help restore order in their sector. The oath was administered during a meeting with Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji at Up Station on Monday, October 5, during his three-day working visit to Bamenda. The minister provided copies of the Bible for Christian riders and the Holy Koran for Muslim riders as part of the exercise, calling on those who showed up at the meeting to take the two Holly Books to their colleagues to swear by them, base on their faith. The over 400 bike riders who attended the meeting, pledged to help weed out individuals using motorbikes to facilitate crimes, including kidnapping for ransom, torture, rape and banditory. Minister Atanga Nji warned that riders who fail to honour the oath could face serious consequences, saying tho...