Bafoussam: Visually impaired gang leader, others arrested.

The suspects were arrested by judicial police officers Tuesday July 25. This was during an operation carried out by members of the anti-crime brigade of the police corps.

We learned that the operation was carried out in the wake of rising wave of insecurity in the town of Bafoussam and its environs.

The group of suspected hoodlums are reported to have been giving sleepless nights to the people of the city.

Officers, said to have been part of the operation, are quoted as having disclosed that the gang was responsible for a series of robbery attacks in the area.

The gang, we learned, mostly targeted shops and homes. Reports we gathered indicate that the visually impaired gang leader, is a father of three.

He and his gang members were arrested in possession of weapons including guns. The suspects are expected to appear before judicial authorities in the West Region, to provide answers for the charges against them.

There has been rising insecurity in parts of the West Region. Reports of residents being attacked on daily basis have been recurrent. Security forces are said to have multiplied vigilance.

By Besong Martha Enow & Talla Peaceo - Jurnalism students on internship