Bamenda: Fire Razes Shops In Food Market

The fire is said to have been setup by unidentified individuals.

The recent sporadic burning of some places in the North West Regional capital Bamenda has put the forces of law and order on red alert. After the burning of the  the Nkwen market, CENAJES Bamenda, some section of the Faculty of Health Science of the University of Bamenda just to name a few, the population woke up  Tuesday March 14 to see  the Food Market on flames. The fire that started around 2: 30 am ravaged a good portion of the market. According to the Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council, Vincent Ndumu Nji about 10 lockup shops were completely ravaged by the fire and over 60 sheds were consumed. One of the victims Rose Sirri, told reporters that when she arrived the scene at about 3am she met her shop on flames. Meanwhile Anyinkame Esther could not hold back her tears saying she recently took a five million loan to buy goods for her shop and all have been razed by fire. She plead with the government to come to their assistance .During a meeting  with the victims , the Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council Vincent Ndumu Nji requested the population to be calm as investigations have been opened to bring culprits to book. He promised to plead with the government to assist victims.  He said in the days ahead the Bamenda City Council will construct shops and sheds for the traders. He called on the popul...