Daily Dose of News Roundup October 14, 2021

A Gendarme officer has been lynched by an angry population in Buea after he shot and killed a 3 year old Primary School pupil, Caroline Ndialle. Reports say the shots fired at the car in which the girl was in was because the driver had denied paying 500frs at a checkpoint. Caroline was buried today.


South West Region Governor, Benard Okalia Bilai has expressed frustration at the killing of the 3 year old girl by the military. He says the culprits will be punished for their act no matter their grade.


The Head of the Communications Division for the Ministry of Defence, Colonel Cyrille Serge Atomfack has blamed the driver of the car for the death of the 3 year old today in Buea. According to him, the incident happened because she attempted running away from the Gendarme checkpoint.


At least 20 houses have been burnt today in Noni village, North West Region by the Cameroon military. Their presence in the village has driven most of the villagers to take refuge in the bushes.


After a chaotic day in Buea, residents of the Muea neighbourhood are yet to find solace. Several gunshots were heard moments ago in the locality as locals retired to their beds in fear.


A commercial bike rider has been detained by security forces in Maroua, North Region of Cameroon. He is accused of aiding a soldier to desert the war against Boko Haram. The rider had been declared missing and was found detained at the facility days later.


Dozens of pressmen today were given a talk on the importance of regular eye care and checkup as part of activities to mark the World Sight Day. They were also offered free eye check-up by the Acha Eye Hospital in Yaounde, in partnership with the Christian Blind Mission, (CBM) and the Yaounde chapter of the Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalists, (CAMASEJ).