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Big Babanki: 18 years later, children of murdered ruler cry for justiceDivundu Correctional Facility receives mobile storage unit

By Joe MbomsegahJanuary 19, 2024, clocked 18 years, since the burning to death of His Royal Highness Fon Simon Vugah II of Kejom Keku ( Big Babanki). The traditional authority who ruled the village for decades was killed and his remains were set on fire by a faction of the village's population on January 19, 2006. The incident has remained fresh in the minds of the children, with some of them orphans who have been saying enough justice was never done regarding the killing of their father. The children claimed that the present traditional authority and some Elites needed to be adequately investigated.Talking to CNA on the phone, Vugah Eugene one of the sons of the late ruler has continued to contest the legitimacy of the present traditional ruler, HRH Vunbangsi Benjamin.'Although some people were sentenced for the killing of our dad, the actual perpetrators were never punished or found guilty. The killing of our father was a well-calculated plan and hatched with the complicity of the man on the throne' Vugah Eugene said.The children of late Fon Vugah had offered prayer sessions wherever they found themselves every January 19, for the repose soul of their dad.Fon Vugah Simon in an attempt to regain his throne in Big Babanki on January 19, 2006, met stiff resistance from a section of the villagers who lynched him and later on set the corpse on fire giving a bad image to the village.Recently, there have been some wagging tongues against HRH Vubangsi Benjamin Vutsiboung, following his controversial stands and decisions he took in the village. The recent, was the request for a military post in Big Babanki after separatists flogged women who were against their imposed tax policies in the village.Recently the Fon's palace was attacked by separatists where the Fon was rescued by soldiers from being killed. The next day government troops reportedly took him out of the village and he went back to Yaoundé.Source: Cameroon News AgencyRUNDU: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday donated a mobile storage unit to the Divundu Correctional Facility in the Kavango East Region, to enhance food storage.In a joint media statement issued here on Saturday WFP Country Director Dr George Fedha said with a combined storage capacity of 450 metric tonnes, the storage unit will provide essential support to the Divundu Correctional Facility which is recognised as one of the largest Namibia Correctional Services (NCS) producing farm in the country.The storage will be utilized to store maize and wheat grains which will undergo processing to produce maize meal, bread flour and bread.The resulting food products will be distributed to Correctional institutions countrywide as well as to selected Namibia police stations, he said.Fedha said this efficient system aims to minimise food waste and guarantees a consistent supply of food rations to inmates.'To address issues of food waste, the WFP has been exploring possibilities for increasi ng food storage facilities for the Namibian government, leveraging its experience as the world's largest humanitarian organization and the lead on logistics and supply for the United Nations system,' he said.Accepting the donation, Commissioner General of the NCS Raphael Hamunyela pledged to utilize the storage unit efficiently, ensuring that it contributes to the sustainable management of its supplies.Source:The Namibia Press Agency

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