Yaounde: Gov’t Promises Mayhem To SCBC Viewers In Cameroon

The Government of Cameroon through it Spokesperson  Issa Tchiroma Backary, has promised hell and brimstone to any Cameroonian caught watching or relaying the Southern Cameroons Broadcasting Corporation (SCBC).

Going by Government Spokesperson anybody caught watching the television channel in Cameroon will dance to the music of the law.

The ban on the South Africa-based channel came to the fore on Monday, August 28, 2017, during the 7:30 newscast on the State broadcaster.

In a press release signed by Communication Minister, Issa Tchiroma Backary, SCBC is propagating xenophobic and secessionist tendencies, which are not good for the unity of the country.

It should be recalled here that before the outright ban on the said channel, in May this year, the Government drafted armed militias  to the Northwest and Southwest Regions to arrest cable distributors and persons caught watching the South Africa-based SCBCTV.

The decision to deploy troops to Ndop, a small town in the North West Region, came after some seven cable distributors in the area decided to include SCBC TV signals in their network.

Within just 24 hours, news of the availability of the channel blowout like wildfire, with the population switching to it immediately, preferring its contents over state-owned CRTV.

As news of the channel continued to make rounds, Ndop’s Legion Commander on the instructions of the Senior Divisional Officer (SDO) for Ngoketunjia, Valery Norbert Kuella, stormed the town and arrested the seven cable distributors.

The cable distributors have since not been seen or heard from and the population is in fear as more arrests were feared.