Muslim Pilgrims Frustrated at the Airport

They have been waiting for the aircraft since Saturday December 1.

For about three days now Muslims going on a pilgrimage to Mecca to visit the tomb of the Muslim messiah Prophet Mohamed, have been left abandoned at the Douala International Airport. The pilgrims who boarded the airline, CAMAIR were supposed to have travelled on Saturday night, December 1. Unfortunately, when they had already checked in and were at the boarding gate, the aircraft was said to have developed a fault in Garoua and could not fly that night. The passengers were abandoned at the boarding gate for hours without any information from the CAMAIR officials on what was going on. According to one of the pilgrims the fact that they were left at the boarding gate made them feel as though they were in prison in their own country. They got angry when the police tried to stop them from leaving the boarding gate they had to force their way out of the boarding gate.
It was later explained that another aircraft has been put in place for the pilgrims to travel but it was later explained that the second aircraft had also develop a fault.The pilgrims have expressed disappointment and they are very disgruntled because they were left with nothing to eat or even water to drink. The Muslims are supposed to be in Mecca by Thursday December 6. By press time, they had just received a promise from the CAMAIR officials that they will do all for them to travel by 6:00pm on Monday, December 3.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO