OJ SLIM MEDIA

Muslim faithful in Wum have ended fasting with a call for peace and social cohesion so as to foster development in Wum and Menchum.  The call came after praying for peace and development and  for normalcy to return to Wum, Menchum Division and to the North West and south West Regions in particular, and the entire nation as whole. The Ramadan prayer was led by Sheikh Adamu Isiaku, Imam of the Wum Central Mosque. Speaking shortly after the prayer, the Senior Divisional Officer for Menchum Division, Abdoullahi Aliou, told OJ SLIM MEDIA that during this period of festivities, Muslim faithful are challenged to reflect on the plight of their brothers and sisters whose lives have been wrecked by oppression and violence.  I hope that the loss and destruction of lives and livelihoods end immediately, and peace, compassion, mutual respect, and empathy are restored all over the Wum subdivision and Menchum Division at large.  He said  The feast of Ramadan is also an o...

Relative calm has returned to the chief town of Bamenda after traffic was halted for about as security forces engaged in a fight with bike riders. According to eyewitness reports, they were scrambling over the corpse of a bike rider who was killed alongside a woman by an over speeding police vehicle at Fishpond hill on Wednesday April 12. After the accident, colleagues of the biker chose to parade the corpse through the streets demanding for justice. In an attempt to calm the situation and seize the corpse from colleagues of the deceased bike rider, physical violence erupted at Veterinary junction our source intimated. Movement was halted, as business persons around the junction fled for safety. Sources say the bikers intended to get to the Governor's office with the corpse but this mission proved impossible. At press time, we had not gotten the identity of the deceased persons whose remains have been deposited at a morgue. Photo credit: 1. unknown 2. Civiclens.info