Buea Landlords turn students to cash cows

Feature How Buea student housing became a goldmine for landlords and nightmare for parents From FCFA 250,000 to FCFA 800,000 in 3 Years: Students Sleep Hungry to Pay Rent, Mayor Says Council Has No Power By Engah Peter Parkers For many parents in Cameroon, admission into the University of Buea used to be a moment of joy. Today, for hundreds of families, it is the beginning of a financial nightmare. An investigation by The SUN Newspaper has uncovered a disturbing rental crisis that is silently pushing students out of school. How did a single room without a kitchen or toilet…