The diabolic harsh ploy concocted by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Cavaye Yeguie Djribil against his former bodyguard, Captain Bouba Simala has turned out an embarrassment after a judge at the Yaounde military tribunal ordered his immediate release. Cameroon Intelligence Report gathered that the decision that was made public on Wednesday the 8^th of February 2017 has left the President Biya acolyte disillusioned.

The Cavaye-Captain Bouba affair dates back to June 2015.  Cameroon’s third personality according to state protocol who has been the head of the National Assembly for 25 years, filed a complaint against his nephew and bodyguard, gendarmerie captain Bouba Simala, for attempted kidnapping, act of terrorism and robbery.

According to revelations gotten from police investigation, the aide-de-camp to the Speaker reportedly directed Boko Haram militants to a location where his boss was hiding following a surprised attack by the Nigerian Islamic sect.

After 18 months spent behind bars, Judge Ngo Ngue, reclassified the facts and granted provisional release to Captain Bouba Simala. In a country where justice is regularly under the control of those in power, the release of a man pursued by the powerful president of the national assembly is indeed an act of defiance in the face of political authority.

By Rita Akana