Bamenda Security Meeting : MINAT Atanga Nji Calls for Vigilance, Discipline and a united Front Against Insecurity
The Minister of Territorial Administration, Atanga Nji Paul, has called for greater vigilance, stronger coordination and collective action to consolidate peace and security in the North-West Region.The Minister made the call on Monday, 5 October 2026, while chairing a high-level security meeting at the Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office in Bamenda. The meeting brought together the Governor of the North-West Region, Adolphe Lele L’afrique; senior administrative and judicial authorities; top-ranking officers of the Defence and Security Forces; police and gendarmerie commanders; and other security officials.The meeting, held under the very high instructions of the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, was the first major MINAT security meeting in the North-West since the 12 October 2025 Presidential Election. For Minister Atanga Nji, the meeting itself was a positive sign of the improving security situation in the region.The Minister congratulated the Governor, administrative authorities and Defence and Security Forces for their professionalism in managing the 2025 Presidential Election across the seven divisions and 34 subdivisions of the North-West Region. He also commended the authorities and the population for the peaceful mobilisation during the recent visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Bamenda.Minister Atanga Nji observed that attacks, assaults and kidnappings for ransom have considerably reduced in the region. He, however, stressed that some pockets of armed violence remain and that security forces and administrative authorities must therefore remain extremely vigilant. He called for continuous vigilance, effective intelligence gathering and close collaboration among administrative authorities, the Defence and Security Forces and the population.The Minister also placed particular emphasis on the activities of commercial motorcycle
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Vigilance et discipline, ok, mais pourquoi attendre des meetings pour agir ? Les gens souffrent déjà trop de l’insécurité. Au lieu de belles paroles, qu’est-ce qui va vraiment changer sur le terrain ?
Vigilance et discipline, c’est ce qu’on attend en effet! Mais j’espère que ça ne va pas rester des paroles. Il faut des actions concrètes pour calmer cette insécurité qui dure trop longtemps déjà. Qu’est-ce qu’on attend vraiment pour agir?
Vigilance et unité, c’est bien beau, mais ça fait combien de temps qu’on attend des actions concrètes ? On entend souvent des discours, mais il faudrait vraiment passer aux actes pour que les populations se sentent en sécurité. Comment garantir une vraie protection ?
On espère vraiment que ces réunions mèneront à des actions concrètes. La sécurité est primordiale, mais il faut une vraie volonté politique pour changer les choses. Vigilance et discipline, oui, mais qu’est-ce qui va être fait de plus ?