Categories: Cameroon

Several Persons confirmed dead, others missing following shipwreck in Nyong: Officials blame carelessness of victims

By Amina Hilda

Many persons have lost their lives while several others remain missing following a Shipwreck which occured on June 7, 2022 in a water body in Nyong and Kelle, Makak Subdivision in the Centre Region.

According to reports, they were members of the same family who met their demise while crossing over from Malobo to Minka, aboard a makeshift canoe.

According to reports, these persons did not posses life jackets while embarking on the deadly journey.

Cabral Libi, national president of the PCRN (Cameroonian party for national reconciliation) confirmed the sad incident in a tweet which stated “Death has hit Nyong and Kelle hard again… Another Shipwreck occured on June 7, 2022 during the crossing of the Nyong at a place called Malobo, killing about 10 people.”

According to Esapa Esapa, Divisional Officer of Makak , 7 children were killed in the accident.

He went further to place the blame on human carelessness as he said ” we have tried as much as possible to educate and sensitize the population not to use the local canoes that they paddle with the hands, yet they don’t want to understand.”

The search for the remaining missing persons is however, still ongoing.

Mimi Mefo Infos

Mimi Mefo Info

Recent Posts

Facebook and Instagram May Shut Down in Nigeria Amid Regulatory Standoff

Nigerians could soon lose access to two of their most widely used social media platforms,…

26 minutes ago

Community Efforts Lead to Safe Return of Captives in Chad’s Gagal

On the morning of April 29, 2025, in the village of Gagal, the usual calm…

4 hours ago

Endeley’s Monument in Buea Triggers Memories of Political Icon, Physician

Eighty-year-old Diesel Tangho Dieudonne may be frail with age, but his memory of one man…

4 hours ago

Le FMI évalue les réformes économiques au Cameroun dans le cadre de son programme d’appui financier

Une mission du Fonds monétaire international (FMI) séjourne actuellement au Cameroun pour effectuer la huitième…

5 hours ago

Prime Minister’s Maroua Donations: A Political Gesture or a Sustainable Solution for the Far North?

Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute witnessed the distribution of sacks of rice, fertilisers, textbooks, and…

6 hours ago

Camwater se lance dans l’eau embouteillée

La Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (Camwater) a lancé, ce 30 avril, un avis à manifestation…

7 hours ago