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A woman in Australia reportedly crashed her own funeral after escaping from the hitmen that her husband hired to kill her.

The incredible tale, reported by the BBC, began a year ago in Burundi, where Noela Rukundo had gone to attend her stepmother's funeral.

What she didn't know, of course, was that her husband had hired men in her native country to kill her.  

When she left her hotel room, she was kidnapped, but the gang members had a change of heart, refusing to kill a woman. 

They reportedly left her on the side of a road, with her husband believing that the murder had been carried out. 

Three days later, she returned to Melbourne, where her husband, Balenga Kalala, was hosting mourners after telling people she'd died in an accident. 

As mourners left the home, Noela sprung the surprise on her husband.

"Surprise! I'm still alive!" she told him, after he exclaimed that he had seen a "ghost."

Kalala was sentenced to nine years in prison for the plot, which he later confessed to in a recorded phone conversation with his wife.

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Hearing of accused persons still involved in the case opposing the State of Cameroon (Ministry of Secondary Education) to the former Secretary of State at the Ministry of Secondary Education (MINESEC), late Eyenga Abena Catherine, alongside 27 co-accused, who are mostly staff of the same ministry, reached its climax on February 1, 2016 at the Special Criminal Court (SCC) when the court rounded off hearing of accused persons while ushering the way for the Legal Department to prepare its final submission. During the court session, the head of the panel of judges hearing the case, Mrs Justice Tchouatcha Watcha Yvette epouse Siewe, assisted by Mrs Justice Nsoe and Mrs Justice Zakiyatou Alioum epouse Dahirou Hayatou took time to hear what three accused persons had to say on the accusations charged against them; that is misappropriating public funds or complicity in the embezzlement of public funds. Offences committed between 2005 and 2006. After Rouly Mbila, Eboutou Akono epouse Minlo and Akoa Akoa Nicodeme had taken time to tell the SCC how they were not guilty of the crime levied against them. 

Last Monday February 1, was the turn of Mvondo Mvondo Augustin and Embolo épouse Enyegue MarieLouise. Embolo épouse Enyegue Marie Louise told the court that she did not embezzle some FCFA 11,965,000, which was money met to execute a building project for the Ministry of Secondary Education. Mvondo Mvondo Augustin, who was the coordinator of money meant for Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiatives HIPC Projects refused embezzling amongst others FCFA 23,400,000 as unduly earned bonuses, FCFA 2,720,000 for fictitious missions, FCFA 4,700,000 as money used not in conformity with the law, FCFA 53,410,000 as money wastefully used with late Catherine Abena. After chief-in-examination, cross examination and re-examination of Mvondo Mvondo Augustin and Embolo épouse Enyegue Marie Louise, the head of the Panel of Judges Mrs Justice Tchouatcha Watcha Yvette epouse Siewe, adjourned the case to February 24, 2016 to enable Advocate General Didier Edjisna of the Legal Department to present his submission.

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Suspense looms over the case between the State of Cameroon and the General Delegation for National Security (DGSN) against Jean Claude Fabre, former Director of Thales Security Systems and Gondang Marie, Director of Gomas. The third hearing took place at the Special Criminal Court in Yaounde on February 2, 2016. Jean Claude Fabre and Gondang Marie are accused of embezzling FCFA 175,142,100, being State funds. According to the Examining Magistrate’s Committal Order, the crime was allegedly committed between 2011 and 2012. 

The offence is punishable under the law according to Articles 74, 96 and 184 of the Penal Code. The hearing before a panel of judges led by Justice Eloundou Virginie, assisted by Justice Nyoh Matthias and Justice Awoung with David Wesiheba as Advocate General, began with the verification of the prosecution and defence counsels. Yesterday’s audience was expected to focus on the examination of prosecution witnesses. Counsel for Jean Claude Fabre, Barrister Pierre-Alexis Bayebec, pleaded with the court to adjourn the case to a later date on the grounds that Jean Claude Fabre, 86, was sick. The presiding judge adjourned the matter to February 25, 2016.

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The former Minister of Secondary Education is reportedly dying in a Yaounde hospital. His health had prevented him from participating during a hearing at the Special Criminal Court, where he was recently being waited for a corruption case of 550 million CFA francs on premiums not paid to those responsible for the organization of GCE and BAC examinations during the years 2005-2009. 

Cameroon Concord Intel Unit gathered the CPDM regime that he was a chartered member have refused to evacuate him to Europe. Bapes Bapes's former cabinet colleague, Essimi Menye, former Minister of Agriculture benefited from the CPDM medical largesse and left the country for the US and is now seeking a job at the IMF.

Former minister Essimi Menye was also expected at the Special Criminal Court for embezzling almost 9 billion CFA francs. Briefly detained in Kodengui central prison on the 1st of April 2014, President Biya ordered the release of Bapes Bapes while on a private visit abroad. Former Minister Bapes Bapes has been crying in private of pain and suffering resulting from poor health.

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05.Feb.2016

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Hearing of accused persons still involved in the case opposing the State of Cameroon (Ministry of Secondary Education) to the former Secretary of State at the Ministry of Secondary Education (MINESEC), late Eyenga Abena Catherine, alongside 27 co-accused, who are mostly staff of the same ministry, reached its climax on February 1, 2016 at the Special Criminal Court (SCC) when the court rounded off hearing of accused persons while ushering the way for the Legal Department to prepare its final submission. During the court session, the head of the panel of judges hearing the case, Mrs Justice Tchouatcha Watcha Yvette epouse Siewe, assisted by Mrs Justice Nsoe and Mrs Justice Zakiyatou Alioum epouse Dahirou Hayatou took time to hear what three accused persons had to say on the accusations charged against them; that is misappropriating public funds or complicity in the embezzlement of public funds. Offences committed between 2005 and 2006. After Rouly Mbila, Eboutou Akono epouse Minlo and Akoa Akoa Nicodeme had taken time to tell the SCC how they were not guilty of the crime levied against them. 

Last Monday February 1, was the turn of Mvondo Mvondo Augustin and Embolo épouse Enyegue MarieLouise. Embolo épouse Enyegue Marie Louise told the court that she did not embezzle some FCFA 11,965,000, which was money met to execute a building project for the Ministry of Secondary Education. Mvondo Mvondo Augustin, who was the coordinator of money meant for Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiatives HIPC Projects refused embezzling amongst others FCFA 23,400,000 as unduly earned bonuses, FCFA 2,720,000 for fictitious missions, FCFA 4,700,000 as money used not in conformity with the law, FCFA 53,410,000 as money wastefully used with late Catherine Abena. After chief-in-examination, cross examination and re-examination of Mvondo Mvondo Augustin and Embolo épouse Enyegue Marie Louise, the head of the Panel of Judges Mrs Justice Tchouatcha Watcha Yvette epouse Siewe, adjourned the case to February 24, 2016 to enable Advocate General Didier Edjisna of the Legal Department to present his submission.

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Suspense looms over the case between the State of Cameroon and the General Delegation for National Security (DGSN) against Jean Claude Fabre, former Director of Thales Security Systems and Gondang Marie, Director of Gomas. The third hearing took place at the Special Criminal Court in Yaounde on February 2, 2016. Jean Claude Fabre and Gondang Marie are accused of embezzling FCFA 175,142,100, being State funds. According to the Examining Magistrate’s Committal Order, the crime was allegedly committed between 2011 and 2012. 

The offence is punishable under the law according to Articles 74, 96 and 184 of the Penal Code. The hearing before a panel of judges led by Justice Eloundou Virginie, assisted by Justice Nyoh Matthias and Justice Awoung with David Wesiheba as Advocate General, began with the verification of the prosecution and defence counsels. Yesterday’s audience was expected to focus on the examination of prosecution witnesses. Counsel for Jean Claude Fabre, Barrister Pierre-Alexis Bayebec, pleaded with the court to adjourn the case to a later date on the grounds that Jean Claude Fabre, 86, was sick. The presiding judge adjourned the matter to February 25, 2016.

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05.Feb.2016

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