Nchum Bafut

Nchum is one of the major Quarters of the Bafut Fondom in the North West province of Cameroon. Dr. Simon Awanchiri is vividly remembered for coordinating a series of developmental projects in this area, thanks to his collaborative work with the Canadian High commission in Yaounde. Through this intermediary, the Quarter has seen developmental infrastructure like pipe-borne water and electricity.

To keep its youths disciplined and law abiding, Nchum is noted for its use of "keule mbang" or cracked palm nut shells, which the suspect is asked to kneel on them for as long as it will take him to tell the truth. The practice is said to have curb crime wave in this region for as much as 60%.