Presidential Largesse : 55 Awaiting Trial Go Home In Bamenda

Major Tsuite Bernard, the Commissioner of the government at the Bamenda Military Tribunal conducted the final action on October 4th, 2019 that freed some 55 persons hitherto awaiting trial at the Bamenda central prison. In all; 53 were men and two were women being tried for charges linked to the ongoing socio-political and security crisis rocking the North West and South West regions. Their release came on the strength of President Paul Biya's decision on October 3rd, 2019 to discontinue the proceedings, greeted by many as a welcome appeasement measure towards encouraging a return to normalcy in the affected regions.
It was a day for family members and friends of the concerned beneficiaries who rejoiced and smiled away from the isolation and frustrations of the Bamenda central prison. Loved ones filed out at the premises of the prison to take home beneficiaries who had regained freedom. It has been three years of dep...