By NOELA EBOB BISONG
As reactions continue to increase with regards to the incident which occurred in Ntumbaw last February 14, 2020 which left at least 23 villagers dead according to UN figures, the Church in Cameroon, notably the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon PCC and the Cameroon Baptist Convention CBC have voiced their worries. The PCC Moderator, Rt. Rev. Fonki Samuel Forba as well as the Executive President of the CBC, Rev Dr Ncham Godwill Chiatoh have both called for an in-depth, impartial and untainted investigation into the incident for justice sake.
According to the PCC Moderator, “We outrightly condemn the killing of children, women and entire household in Ngarbuh – Ntumbaw. We equally denounce the ungodly act of burning a PCC house of worship at Mbufung – Bali. Once more, it has proven to us that military might or violence is not the solution to this problem. An insincere route to peace, half measures, lack of good will, a general insensitivity to the pain of God’s people, the hate speech and violence perpetrated by armed separatists, an extremely poor governance and selfish politics continues to fuel this crisis. Can we not implement in full all the proposals of the Grand National Dialogue? In this circumstance, the role of External Mediators just like before has become urgent and expedient. We have failed as a people to protect God’s children, surely God is vexed and we must repent as a nation.”
On their part, the CBC has released the following statement with regards to the incident: