Barrister Ben Muna, former deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has made a mockery of the members of government sent by President Biya to negotiate with the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium. Ben Muna opined that the government officials were extremely lacking in political finesse.

The much respected man of law was guest on the TV show “Entretien on STV broadcasted on the 20^th of April 2017.  The former President of the Bar Association of Cameroon and leader of the Alliance of Progressive Forces revealed that talks between the Consortium and the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo regime ended in fiasco that should be attributed to the envoys of the government.

 “My feeling is that those members of government did not master the art of negotiation. When you negotiate you have to wait for all the requests. You do not always have to say, “I have the power, I will do this or that.” These officials came with something in mind. They came to impose. It’s a bit annoying.”

Ben Muna further pointed out that the Consortium and the Yaoundé authorities decided to negotiate because both sides did not want the crisis to degenerate into violence. He said he believed that the two sides had agreed on certain points. For him, “it is clear that if we negotiated this meant that the basis was political. Now, we find ourselves before a state court “.

Bernard Muna welcomed the steps taken by the 84 year old dictator Paul Biya which to him are in line with genuine attempts at resolving the crisis. Commenting on the interrogation of his brother Barrister Akéré Muna in connection with the Anglophone crisis, Ben Muna denied rumor circulating that his national identity card has been retained. He added that neither he nor Akéré are above Cameroonian laws.

By Eyong Johnson

Cameroon Intelligence Report

President Biya has chaired a military ceremony this Friday at the army headquarters in Yaoundé. The Commander-in-Chief presided over the graduation ceremony of the 35th class of the Joint Military Academy (EMIA) Known as “Peace and Emergence”.

The 84 year old dictator who has never visited troops fighting the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram and helping in the stabilization of the Central African Republic or populations hit by natural disasters and other accidents, such as the Eseka train derailment is always present in occasions that concerns the Cameroon army.

The Right Royal President was accompanied by senior members of his ruling CPDM crime syndicate and top government officials.

By Rita Akana

Four people including one gendarme officer have been killed following a suicide bombing at Kolofata in the Far North region on Wednesday.

According to our military informant, the Kolofata suicide bomber concealed his explosives in a mattress tied to the back of his bicycle and in the midst of a crowd, the suicide bomber exploded his charge, killing a gendarme and two little girls.

Cameroon security forces have also been informed that Boko Haram has kidnapped three girls in the small town of Mberche in the vicinity of Limani, Mayo-Sava Division.

By Sonne Peter

Cameroon Intelligence Report

Paul Biya is under intense pressure from the international community to resolve the Anglophone problem. Some three months ago, the Francophone dominated cabinet backed by some South West CPDM elites had signed a petition demanding that internet services be shut down in Southern Cameroons.  As ordinary Francophone citizens and politicians including the United Nations came forward to demand the Government adopt a more humane response to the Anglophone crisis, Etoudi indicated that some kind of climb-down was imminent.

An announcement – possibly involving the release of the leaders of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium – is expected within the next coming days. State radio and television reported that the 84 year old dictator has ordered the restoration of internet in Southern Cameroons.   The details of all pro Anglophone actions taken by the Francophone regime will be closely scrutinized by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium and other Southern Cameroons Diaspora groups which have urged La Republique du Cameroun to release all Anglophone activists detained in Francophone jails.

Cameroon Intelligence Report can also reveal that Southern Cameroons liberation movements will be chosen a Prime Minister and Head of Government soon and they have launched a major appeal for donations to open a case at the International Criminal Court against senior political and military officials of the Yaounde regime.  Mass demonstrations are planned across Europe and America this coming summer and thousands of Southern Cameroonians have posted images on social media of themselves advocating for a referendum  on the future of Southern Cameroons.

The Secretary General of the Consortium, Wilfred Tassang was quoted as saying recently that it was UN’s moral responsibility to protect Southern Cameroonians fleeing persecution. Privately some Francophone ministers said they had been lobbying behind the scenes to get Biya to negotiate with the new Southern Cameroon leadership.  The Biya Francophone Government has faced criticism from other African capitals over its failure to accept that there was an Anglophone problem.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Cameroon Intelligence Report

Two Francophone government officials have paid a surprise visit to the South West region in a bid to combat the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium. The Minister of Public Works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi and the Secretary of State in charge of Roads, Louis Max Ayina traveled to the Buea province of Southern Cameroons and announced that work on the Kumba-Mamfe road will continue.

The Francophone government officials were accompanied in their tour of the South West by the Francophone Governor of the region, Bernard Okalia Bilai-an indication that Southern Cameroons remains a colony of French Cameroun. The Biya agents said the construction and rehabilitation of the Kumba – Mamfe road was the focus of their visit.

With Eyumojock now completely cut off from Nguti Sub Division after the Akak Bridge collapsed, Minister Nganou Djoumessi reading from an old CPDM script, expressed satisfaction with the evolution of work on the Kumba-Mamfe road.

By Eyong Johnson

The trial of Roman Catholic Bishops, rectors and principals of Catholic academic institutions that was slated for April the 21^st 2017 at the Bamenda Court of First Instance has been postponed to a later date amid confusion as retired Colonel Tamabang announced to the world that he has never been part of the Consortium of Parents.

The Mezam High Court said in a statement on Wednesday that judges will be participating in a funeral ceremony of one of their departed colleagues.  The release further stated that those who have matters in court should consult the board to have updates when they will be heard.

The Judges are reportedly washing their hands off the matter like the biblical Pontus Pilate. Archbishop Samuel KLEDA, President of National Episcopal Conference had maintained that the Catholic Church was not responsible for the stalemate in the Anglophone regions.

The ‘Consortium of Parents’ through their legal representative is demanding the sum of 150.000.000 FCFA as special and general damages. However, CIR understands the man widely believed to have created the Consortium of Parents retired Colonel Tamabang says he has never been part of the said Consortium that dragged the Catholic Bishops to court.

Lawyers for Colonel Tamabang have been quoted as saying that, “Our Client retired Colonel Tamabang Simon NCHE wishes to state publicly and categorically that he is not connected in any way to the so called CONSORTIUM OF PARENTS. He has never contacted any lawyer or bailiff to initiate court action against the above mentioned servants of Gods.”

By Sama Ernest with files from CIN

Barrister ACHU Julius NGU, the legal representative of the so-called Consortium of Parents which has dragged some Catholic Bishops to court, has revealed that some unidentified people are after his life and want him dead or alive.

Speaking on Equinoxe Television, a Douala based news channel; the lawyer described by one of the operation managers of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium as a clown  said his pictures are trading on social media with an inscription, “Wanted Dead or Alive.” Barrister ACHU Julius, who is the lawyer for the Consortium of Parents which has embarked on a legal battle with the Catholic Church in Bamenda, is claiming the sum of 150.000.000 FCFA as special and general damages for non school resumption.

The Consortium of Parents reportedly created by the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo regime is accusing the Bishops, Principals, Reverend Fathers and Sisters for their role in ensuring that school does not resume basing their arguments on numerous outings by the latter which according to the legal representative were offences and punishable under the Penal Code.

Reacting on the accusations, the President of National Episcopal Conference, Archbishop Samuel Kleda said the, “The Catholic Church did not begin the strike and cannot be accused today of preventing students from going to school.”

The Archbishop of the Douala Archdiocese wondered why only the Catholic Church when schools have been paralyzed in almost all sectors both in Public, Private and Confessional schools. However His Lordship Samuel Kleda said the Church has no lawyer but will be in Court for Justice to prevail.

Source: Cameroun Info.Net