NW/ West Gendarmerie Commander launches Campaign Against Highways Corruption Anarchy

Col.Ndam  Mbouombouo  Moussa Chief of Staff 

(NW CEM/RG5)

Against the backdrop of corruption, too many controls, anarchy in the treatment of road users, extortion of money from drivers and passengers by some uncultured Uniform men at control points, the Commander of the joined 5th Gendarmerie Region, Brigadier General Housseini Djibo has launched a vigorous campaign against all forms of corruption and anarchical treatment of road users by police and Gendarmes on the Bamenda -Bafoussam highway. The campaign is in two phases. Phase one, is dissemination of information and Phase II, implementation. 

Too ensure sanity and avoid problems with police and gendarmes on the highway, passengers were exhorted to establish all their valid identification papers, while vehicle owners urged to acquire all valid documents within a period of one week. The special squad led by  (CEM/RG 5) NW  Chief of Staff of the Northwest 5th Gendarmerie Region, Colonel Ndam Mbouombouo Moussa on Wednesday January 11 took Babajou and Carrefour Bamungum by storm.

 Practical control lessons and other professional lessons were delivered on the spot to prepare them against repressive measures against those who default. He warned his colleagues against all forms of unethical practices and non-respect of traffic norms. He exhorted the routier control check to stop control at Carrefour Bamungum as it was too close to the mixed control. Anyone who faulters will be sanctioned accordingly he warned. He said he or his boss shall make surprise visits and anyone caught doing the wrong thing will be fired with immediate effect. he warned.Colonel Ndam intimated that it is unethical to control vehicles on both sides of the road. 

        Practical exercise

“You either choose one side of the road and allow the other side to flow or you alternate after every 30 munities or one hour. I don’t want to see double control of vehicles or a long line of vehicles waiting to be controlled. If two or three vehicles are coming, single one out and control it and allow the others to pass, for traffic to flow”. He warned .

Informating Road users about their new mission

He also cautioned against unnecessary delay of passengers or road users and causing unnecessary traffic. Coming on the heels of two separate meetings held with transporters syndicate in Bafoussam and Bamenda by General Housseini Djibo to diagnose the problems faced by road users orchestrated by recent roar between a truck driver and a uniform man in the north, the crusade is aimes at reducing unnecessary control check points ,tension, corruption and exploitation of road users.  The removal of Matazem and Akum control check points which was a nightmare has restored smiles on the faces of the population of Northwest and west regions.     

           Practical exercise 

   

After Babajou and Carrefour Bamungum,the caravan  shall proceed  Carrefour Dchange in Sanchou, Magba in the Noun  and Tunga all in the west region to restore order and illuminate highway holdups mounted by some  uniform men for obvious reasons.  Besides, the numerous controls which is nothing short of cash collection points for some uncultured uniform men, the practice has damaged the reputation  of Cameroon which was hitherto highly respected abroad as a country of Men and women of probity. To put an end to the anarchy and corrupt practices that has denigrated the image of Cameroon, both uniform officers and road users have been advise to work within the ambit of the law. “Police and Gendarmes only take advantage of the lack of authentic documents to exploit you. If you have all your documents, nobody will disturb you”.  

Babajou -Officers drilled 

Gen. Housseini is remembered as saying that “Those of you who do not want to establish all your valid vehicle or travel documents are parts of the problem.  You must go to equity with clean hands”. If don’t want to have problem with the police and Gendarmes on the high way get all your documents. If anyone   forces you to give him money, report him to the hierarchy and immediate sanctions will be mated on that uniform officer”.  He has always been insisting in most of the crisis meeting held with transporters syndicate. 

Passengers on board were visibly happy with the new reforms as they applauded the officers who desiminated information about new control reforms which is going to be speedy and friendly.

The lauded the initiative of the new Generals which is gradually rekindling love and unism amongst them and the population. " If others were this new Generals,we would have long had peace in the Northwest.  James Ashing a passenger on board. 

By chifu Edward      

  

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