Yaounde: More like a war zone in the wake of the constitutional amendment - Eyewitness account

By Harry Ndienla Yemti

Entering Yaounde-the nation’s capital nowadays is like passing through the eye of a needle. Traveling from Younde – Douala, which normally takes between 3-4 hours, has increased because of the unprecedented road blocks and screening exercises taking place along the
Highways.

I had the experience when traveling to Buea recently. At each stop, all passengers were ordered to disembark at gun point, showing their National Identity Card before making a journey of about 200m to rejoin the bus. The same applies to all roads of entry to Yaounde either from the North West, East or North. Popular opinion believe the main reason behind all these is to forestall protesters from entering Yaounde as MPs prepare to vote the bill on Constitutional
Amendment.

The Bill is said to have been voted a couple of minutes ago. Meanwhile troupes have been stationed all over the country