Immigration officers have
arrested, the third suspect believed to be among those who are trafficking and
smuggling Cameroonian girls to Kuwait and the Middle East.
The suspect identified as Ngwin
Rosaline Lum was rounded up at the Douala International airport January 5 2015 as
she was about boarding a flight for Kuwait, where she lives.
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“We have been trailing her
since she arrived Cameroon from Kuwait early December 2015, for the festive period.
We were tipped off that her flight was scheduled for today (Jan 5) and so we
only had to be patient. And it came to
pass. She is amongst those who have been reportedly extorting money from girls,
who keep complaining about the torture they go through in Kuwait. The suspect has violated the 2011 Cameroonian
law on human trafficking and have to face the law,” a source at the Douala
airport said.
We also gathered from the
same sources that the suspects are purportedly rich, run suspected prostitution
rings in the Middle East but claim to know much about God. “You need to see the
way the weep and claim they are innocent. How they say God will vindicate them.
But we have a list of all the girls they have trafficked to Kuwait and the Middle
East. They would have to prove their innocence in court. Imagine the illnesses
some of them have returned to Cameroon with from the Middle East,” our source
expressed worries.
We also gathered from good
authority that one of the suspects, Vivian Fonge arrested in Limbe has already
been transferred to Yaoundé where she is due to begin awaiting trial.
“I can confirm that the
Limbe suspect is in Yaoundé already. She would be questioned by judicial police
officers then sent to Kondengui Prison. The same will happen for Ngwin Rosaline,”
said our security source, who hinted that one of the suspects tried to seek the
help of Cameroon officials in Saudi Arabia but in vain.
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Our source added that the
President of the Republic is increasingly showing concern over what is
happening to Cameroonian ladies in the Middle East and has instructed the
Ministry of External Relations, through its Department of Cameroonians in the Diaspora
to work towards halting the trafficking and smuggling of girls.
The arrest of Ngwin Rosaline
Lum brings to five the number of suspects arrested in less than 3 months. Two
other male suspects were arrested in the North West Region of Cameroon.
When I listened to the rebroadcast of the testimonies of the trafficking of Cameroonians to the Middle East last week on Cameroon Calling (CRTV Radio Program) I was curious of the concrete steps that the Government must have taken since June. Am gratified to read your post, President. And really wish that the officials handling the cases not get blinded by money as they administer justice in favour of human right. It is a situation that needs urgent address from every stretch of consideration.
ReplyDeleteIt beats my imagination to learn that up till date Cameroonian girls still get in a mad rush to travel to Kuwait n d Middle East!! Arresting the traffickers isn't going to end the strange phenomenon. What about an intense sensitisation campaign and the creation of women empowerment training centers in towns and remote areas????
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