Minister Atanga Nji Bans the sale of Machetes & Iron Rods in the Anglophone regions following increase in crime wave
Territorial Administration Minister; Paul Atanga Nji has banned the sale of Machetes and Iron Rods in the North West and South West regions, except by authorization.
In a communique (published on the 16th of August,2020) Minister Paul Atanga Nji instructed the Governors of the two restive English speaking regions, to ensure that no Iron Rods and Machetes are bought from shops without the buyer giving concrete reasons for the purchase.
He added that before purchasing Iron Rods used for building, the buyer must have a building project ongoing and the construction must be legal. Meanwhile before buying a machete, you must own a farm and or give concrete reasons for doing so. The Divisional Officer will only grant this after application.
Your name, address, phone number and other details will be taken down before the purchase.
The MINAT boss says that recent attacks and bomb explosions are clear indications that Ambazonia fighters are making use of local weapons like cutting Iron Rods for bullets and using in IED explosives.
How many doubt if this decision will be implemented effectively.
It should be noted that in 2018, the government ban the sale of dane guns in Cameroon in an attempt to incapacitate the Ambazonia cause.
However, after the ban on firearms was implemented more guns has flooded the two English regions than ever before.
Our ears are still on the ground. We shall bring you more information as the story unfolds.
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