ILLEGAL WINE FACTORIES OWNERS IN THE DRAG NET OF COLONIAL LRC FORCES IN BAMENDA
Two Wine Producers In Bamenda Arrested
LRC colonial forces deployed in Ambazonia are making life tough for the people of Southern Cameroons. But when the going is tough, the tough gets going. Southern Cameroonians have proven beyond reasonable doubts in countless occasions that they are industrious. Two persons involved in the prediction of wine in Bamenda have been nabbed by the colonial LRC forces. With the pretext that these wine factories are illegal. Are they illegal just because they haven't paid taxes to the colonial LRC government or because the wine is not of good quality? Two proprietors who own two locally brewed wine factories have been arrested by elements of the colonial Bamenda Central police. Arrested over the non-acquisition of brewing licenses, operating in a dirty environment, lack of quality control and the use of old and dirty bottles are part of the allegations labeled against the owners of the business.
Specialized in the production of red wine popularly known in Bamenda as 3-in-1 and sold in the local markets, the two factories produce the brand Master fruit wine and Chateau Royal. One of the CEOs, 47-year old Andrew says he decided to indulge in the business to help create jobs for young Ambazonians. An assertion quickly dismissed by the colonial regional police authorities who say he has no legal permit to produce and market the brand Master Fruit wine. On site, they were old bottles being washed by 11 employees of the company. Inside where ANOR( Wine certification company) seals, gallons of the brewed wine, finished products already bottled, a machine to cock the drinks as well as a host of labels. The colonial officers of the law accompanied by the one of the colonial state prosecutors for Mezam County were taken aback as the company also produces Clifco Mineral Water, Candy Soyabeans powder, Cliffco Yoghurt fruit drink, Bongsuiru light of carrot which Andrew says is a beauty cream.
Andrew says he stopped the production of water five years ago though samples of the bottled water were seen at the factory. Located in the Madagascar neighborhood in Foncha Street, Bamenda-gwe, the CEO of the company that doesn't have a signpost and no authorisation will have to answer as to who granted him the rights to production. Over at the Ndamukong neighborhood still in Bamenda-gwe, another CEO was arrested alongside eight workers of his production company for a similar product known as Chateau Royal. The elements were greeted with a document from ANOR that permits them to operate.
The hygienic conditions were found wanting, while samples of a sachet whiskey known as Black power were found on site. The company has not been given a license to produce and market whiskey. Shocked at these occurrences in Bamenda, the illegal Regional Delegate of National Security, colonial Police Commissioner, Wilson Elung Njume, asked for investigations to be open and a report submitted to the legal department without delay. "These are toxic substances that we consume in Bamenda. They go a long way to destroy the lungs of their consumers. We have hinted that appropriate quarters and measures to curb such practices will be taken."
The CEOs of the two companies are currently under investigation and the authorities have opted to follow due process to ascertain the quality of the wine. The competent health authorities will check the conditions under which the wine is brewed, the quality of the wines, bottles and other subsidiaries produced by the companies and the legal framework to operate such a business.
