Martin Jumbam
Description: Award-winning African writer, playwright and poet. Faculty, University of Buea, Fako. Alumnus: St Bedes, Ashing, University of Calabar, University of Ibadan. African poetry. West Africa. Cameroon Nigeria
By Martin Jumbam
CameroonPostline.com -- Usually, when my phone rings and I see Francis Wache’s name and number flashing on and off, I always answer with: “Hi, Francis, what’s up?” and expect the usual answer: “Oh, not much, I just wanted to tell you about ….”, and the conversation would then drift from one light-hearted topic to another.
That was, however, not the case in the morning of March 8, 2007. When his emotion-drenched voice asked: “Have you heard about BB?” I immediately felt, even before he confirmed it, that something tragic might have happened. “No! What’s wrong with him?” I recall asking.
Martin Jumbam