Cameroon:Prominent activist Bernard NJONGA Goes To Jail

 Prominent activist and former president of Association for the Defense of Collective Interest, ADIC, Bernard NJONGA and five others have been sentenced to Two months suspended imprisonment for three years. The Yaoundé Court of first instance found the six activists guilty of unauthorized gathering an attempt of creating public disorder.

The court’s verdict was handed down Monday September 5, 2016 in Yaoundé. Bernard NJONGA led a group of protesters on June 30 during the heart of outbreak of Birds Flu in Yaoundé to demand for workable solutions from the government. They were arrested and remanded in custody and later released two days after.