Cameroon's Ministry of Finance: An illicit source of enrichment

It has been made public in Cameroon that several alleged perpetrators of financial crimes are highly placed CPDM officials of the ministry of finance. Local media reports have revealed they included Mbia Enguéné, former pay master at the ministry of finance with 9 co-defendants including the Treasury Inspector, Maale Ngoumé and Djidéré Etina also a senior inspector of the treasury all accused of embezzling 3.2 billion CFA francs. The head of the CPDM criminal gang, former director general of taxes, Polycarpe Abah Abah, reportedly diverted government cheques to the tune of 1.7 billion FCFA.

Some 25 cashier ladies among them Awegue Nadine, Lum Bernadette Mofor, Tsalla Nzié looted 478 million CFA francs. The list is long and bears the names of NTET Mireille Pascale and wife of Minister Fame Ndongo suspected of stealing 411 million CFA francs. Ernest Mbock Boumsong, former pay master of the Autonomous Sinking Fund (CAA) is also being investigated for fraud involving 95.268 million CFA francs. Cameroon Concord Intelligence Unit understands that the Ministry of Finance has become for many an illicit source of enrichment. Circa 20 cases are now being heard by the Special Criminal Court involving senior CPDM officials in the ministry of finance.