After National Dialogue: Arrested, Shot & Dumped, Updates as Tragic Killings Hit Wum

Despite the much heralded Major National Dialogue in Yaounde, there is still no sign in sight that preventable killings will end anytime soon in restive Wum town and other areas. ojslim.blogspot.com has not been able to obtain the names of those who were recently arrested in Wum in connection to the murder of Mr. Tenning Wilfred, a driver, and found brutally murdered and dumped in Lake Wum.

Two bodies were found floating in Lake Wum, one other elsewhere. Eyewitnesses say a third person who was also whisked off is still missing. Inhabitants of Lake Nyos Hotel neighbourhood in Wum say they witnessed the daytime arrest. The quarter was distraught as he told ojslim.blogspot.com

Blood is flowing in parts of Wum and families are in deep shock. Their loved ones were randomly picked up and whisked off to an unknown destination. Their bodies have today been found floating in Lake Wum.

At least one of them has been identified with bullet holes in his back and left chest. Neither the administrative nor military officials have reacted to the macabre incident. The population of Wum is puzzled that troops would pick up abled men in broad day light and would be found lifeless in another neighbourhood across town.

The good you do to others shall rescue you from the bondage of your foes. Keep being good as you've ever been. You are secured and covered.

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