4 in critical condition after religious clash in Baba I village

A clash between four traditionalists and Christians of Union Eglise Baptiste du Cameroun Baba I village (Ngoketunjia Division) has left four people in critical condition.

According to sources, the long accumulated grievances got worse on Sunday when four traditionalists (perhaps members of the “ngumba”) stormed the church premises to express their disapproval on certain practices.

Matters came to a head when the encounter generated into a bloody confrontation. Sources said the over 50 members of the congregation beat the four men to a pulp and almost kicked out the ghost out of them.

The most barbaric side of it happened when three of them were sprinkled with acid in the eyes. Evacuated and placed under intensive medical care in Bafoussam, reports say one of them may lose both eyes while two others may lose one eye each. One of them is also reported to have sustained a very delicate injury on the head. However, Moh and Tantidi were reported among the four who have been sent to Bafoussam.

When our reporter visited Union Eglise Baptiste du Cameroon, the Church doors were sealed. Ashes of some mattresses and objects that were set on fire were still visible at the church entrance. It is alleged that of the items destroys were packages of used and unused condoms. However all attempts to get to the pastor of the Church to get his own side of the story were not fruitful.

Allegations are rife after the incident erupted from the fact that the church has been attacking traditional institutions. Another school of thought holds that ever since the Church started in Baba I, thievery and prostitution is on the rise.