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Cameroon Concord Intelligence Unit has been reliably informed that all is now set for the arrest and subsequent trial of three former cabinet ministers dropped after the October 2nd, 2015 reorganization of the CPDM government by President Biya. At the request of the Special Criminal Court, some of them have had their passports confiscated by the judicial police. We gathered that Lazare Essimi Menye, former Minister of Agriculture, Robert Nkili ex-transport minister and Jean Biyiti Bi Essam former Minister of Post and Telecommunications are prominent among other CPDM personalities to appear before judges of the Special Criminal Court to defend their honor against accusations of embezzlement and misappropriation of state funds.

Earlier today, our source at the Special Criminal Court revealed that the arrest of former minister Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam is eminent. During his time as Secretary General in the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, 3 billion FCFA was misappropriated. He was also questioned some few months ago about fictitious mission expenses estimated at 30 million CFA francs which he reportedly refunded. Lazare Essimi Menye, now suffering from a stroke was interrogated on January 13, 2015 in the office of the Minister for Justice by investigators from the Special Criminal Court. The Lazare Essimi affair carries a 9 billion FCFA accusation in the rehabilitation of Amity Bank and also that of a 50 million FCFA involving the defunct Cameroonian Tobacco Company. Former Minister Robert Nkili, was given a serious grilling at his home on October 12, 2015 in a case concerning the acquisition of the Chinese MA-60 aircraft which till this day is still not functional.

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Ngwa Bertrand

22.Oct.2015

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Cameroon Concord Intelligence Unit has been reliably informed that all is now set for the arrest and subsequent trial of three former cabinet ministers dropped after the October 2nd, 2015 reorganization of the CPDM government by President Biya. At the request of the Special Criminal Court, some of them have had their passports confiscated by the judicial police. We gathered that Lazare Essimi Menye, former Minister of Agriculture, Robert Nkili ex-transport minister and Jean Biyiti Bi Essam former Minister of Post and Telecommunications are prominent among other CPDM personalities to appear before judges of the Special Criminal Court to defend their honor against accusations of embezzlement and misappropriation of state funds.

Earlier today, our source at the Special Criminal Court revealed that the arrest of former minister Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam is eminent. During his time as Secretary General in the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, 3 billion FCFA was misappropriated. He was also questioned some few months ago about fictitious mission expenses estimated at 30 million CFA francs which he reportedly refunded. Lazare Essimi Menye, now suffering from a stroke was interrogated on January 13, 2015 in the office of the Minister for Justice by investigators from the Special Criminal Court. The Lazare Essimi affair carries a 9 billion FCFA accusation in the rehabilitation of Amity Bank and also that of a 50 million FCFA involving the defunct Cameroonian Tobacco Company. Former Minister Robert Nkili, was given a serious grilling at his home on October 12, 2015 in a case concerning the acquisition of the Chinese MA-60 aircraft which till this day is still not functional.

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Ngwa Bertrand

22.Oct.2015

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A gospel crusade rally held on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Reunification Stadium in Bepanda, Douala by Nigerian preacher Suleman Johnson ended controversially following a stampede that left one person dead and 20 others seriously injured. As earlier reported by Cameroon Concord face book team, the Pastor Suleman Johnson meeting recorded an attendance more than the Cameroon-Ghana football encounter played 17 years ago in the same stadium.

Cameroon Concord learned that immediately after the religious ceremony, people began to leave the stadium when an incident occurred that generated panic. Hospital sources have so far confirmed just one dead and about 20 injured. The organizers of the event announced at the time of filing this report that the roof of Tribune B that collapsed created a state of fear that culminated to the disaster.

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Ngwa Bertrand

21.Oct.2015

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The former general manager of the national oil refining company (Sonara), Charles Metouck and his co-accused will be sentenced today in Yaounde by the Special Criminal Court. Metouck and Co. first charge relates to a 108 000 000 CFA francs transaction in September 2012 between Sonara and a company; Winner King whose headquarters is based in Togo.

In the second charge, Mr. Metouck was accused for complicity with Albert Léonard Dikoumé over the misappropriation of the sum of 406 000 000 CFA francs. This amount according to the public prosecutor involved VAT deductions and other taxes. The Chairman of the jury, Yab Abdou is expected to pronounce the verdict today in Yaoundé, the nation's capital.

It is vital to include in this report that Charles Metouck was on April 24, 2013 sentenced to 9 years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of 2 million CFA FRANCS for destruction of company documents. The former GM of Sonara was caught in his former office trying to destroy documents 3 days after his sacking.

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Ngwa Bertrand

21.Oct.2015

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Ever since the inception of the mobile telephone company MTN Cameroon and its suspicious huge pay package, there have been too many mysterious deaths within the company. From Bamenda via Buea to Douala and now Yaounde, the story has been the same- MTN employees are dying like flies and in funny circumstances. This begs the question: Do they operate a “Nyongho” house in the company?

Recently, Pauline Hiol Laure, a 29 years old senior employee of MTN at the Yaounde regional office was found dead in her home in Anguissa neighborhood. Her body was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition. Like in every MTN case, the circumstances of her death remains unclear. Colleagues of the late mother of a five year old daughter have revealed that she was not sick and she lived alone in her modest home at Anguissa.

It is rumored in Cameroon that to gain employment with MTN, the applicant needs to perform some rituals that includes sacrificing some family relatives or friends.

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Ngwa Bertrand

21.Oct.2015

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A gospel crusade rally held on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Reunification Stadium in Bepanda, Douala by Nigerian preacher Suleman Johnson ended controversially following a stampede that left one person dead and 20 others seriously injured. As earlier reported by Cameroon Concord face book team, the Pastor Suleman Johnson meeting recorded an attendance more than the Cameroon-Ghana football encounter played 17 years ago in the same stadium.

Cameroon Concord learned that immediately after the religious ceremony, people began to leave the stadium when an incident occurred that generated panic. Hospital sources have so far confirmed just one dead and about 20 injured. The organizers of the event announced at the time of filing this report that the roof of Tribune B that collapsed created a state of fear that culminated to the disaster.

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Ngwa Bertrand

21.Oct.2015

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