In Cameroon, the opposition and civil society leaders are calling for the release of a young activist, Junior Ngombé, arrested on Wednesday, July 24 and since then detained in Yaoundé in the cells of the State Secretariat for Defense (SED). Junior Ngombé had challenged the authorities of his country in a video posted on his social networks in which he reacted to the arrest of another Cameroonian activist, arrested in Gabon and then extradited to Yaoundé.
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In the video that went viral on social media, Junior Ngombé directly challenged the government and invited it to accept voices that dissent from those of officials, with a view to improving governance. Dear authorities, we are not your enemies. Cameroonians elected you “, he said in reaction to the arrest of Cameroonian activist Steve Akam in Gabon, who has since been extradited to Yaoundé.
A direction that Junior Ngombé himself will take, shortly after the broadcast of his video, and after his arrest in his city of residence, Douala. I would like to know the reason for the arrest of this young man. “, immediately reacted the famous bassist of Cameroonian origin Richard Bona. Do even young people scare you already? ” he later asked.
Among the reactions of politicians, the notable one was Maurice Kamto. In a statement released on Friday, July 26, the president of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) urged the president Paul Biya to order the immediate release of the young activist. There is an urgent need to stop this creeping drift “, he concluded.