Douala: Multiple Fallen Electric Poles Breed Danger to Population

Amongst a list of concerns yet to be resolved in Cameroon’s economic capital are the issue of fallen electric poles.

Most of them often have live cables attached to them. It is the case with the Bilongue neighborhood in Douala.

Residents have complained several times about fallen electric poles to authorities, most often without response.

Students and pupils are most exposed to these electric poles, which have spent months on the streets, seemingly abandoned.

According to residents, sometimes children are most often seen recklessly playing closer to these poles, with little clue about the dangers it poses.

“This phenomenon is the new normal in Douala. Killing is not only by conflicts or wars… These abandoned poles are a form of killing,” a resident of the neighborhood said.

Mimi Mefo Info (MMI)

Recent Posts

Shot in the Face at 15, Bah Median Still Dreams of Becoming a Doctor

When Median Bah Ekue heard villagers saying she was dead, she could not speak to…

2 days ago

Women Left “in Constant Peril” as Biya Government Breaks Decade-Old Pledge on Violence—Report

A new Human Rights Watch report finds that fifteen years after promising to halve gender-based…

2 days ago

The Resignation That Rewrote a Legacy: One Year On From Issa Tchiroma’s Break With Biya

Today, 25 June, marks exactly one year since Issa Tchiroma Bakary did something Cameroonian politics…

2 days ago

Paul Biya Death Rumours: The Cameroon President Who Keeps “Dying” and Living

Paul Biya has been pronounced dead more times than most leaders are pronounced anything. The…

2 days ago

Mayo-Tsanaga: The Alarm Cry of a Division Battered by Insecurity

Mayo-Tsanaga continues to bear the scars of a security crisis that has dragged on for…

2 days ago