Closure of Cameroon Nigeria border : The untold story of travellers’ plight and alleged military extortion

By Sah Terence ANIMBOM in Mamfe. Following the September 22 demonstrations that turned deadly in Mamfe, the Cameroon-Nigeria border has been closed since September 27, 2017 causing untold suffering and loses to businesses doing cross-border trade in that part of the country. Talking to a businessman from Nigeria at the border who has been greatly affected by the border closure, he told The Sun that prior to the closure, Cameroonians had successfully carried out their business transactions in Nigeria and had been allowed through the Nigerian emigration border but would not be allowed back into their own country. Turned back…