Arrest Warrant for Fru Ndi?

From Chronicle newspaper

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What was only a remote possibility nows seems a likelihood as it is now clear that the government of Cameroon is seriously considering interrogating and even arresting, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Front, John Fru Ndi for his role in the murder of Gregoire Diboulé, permanent secretary of the Yaounde office of the SDF on May 26^, 2006.  Top officials of the Ministry of Justice, the Secretariat of State for Defence (National gendarmerie on directives from the secretariat general in the presidency of the republic June 2, put on hold an from theState Counsel of the Mfoundi stating clearly that all those involved in the death of Gregoire Diboulé as well as their sponsors be arrested immediately.

Depositions made by many of the thirty vanguards and Fru Ndi militants arrested by the gendarmes last May 26^th at the Yaounde office of the SDF have clearly stated that they were sent to Yaounde from Bamenda to Yaounde by John Fru Ndi to “make sure that no convention holds in the Yaounde secretariat of the SDF,” as the leader of the expedition, retired Colonel Chi Ngafor (66) deposed. Colonel Ngafor, however, insisted during his interrogation and deposition that he never ordered anybody to kill neither did he arm the assault party.”

“I told the gendarmes that I received instructions from the hierarchy of the party to make sure that no convention holds in Yaounde,” Colonel Ngafor told Le Messager newspaper last June 1, shortly before he reported to the Olezoa gendarmerie headquarters for interrogation. The colonel would not answer directly what exactly he meant by hierarchy. Neither did he produce any document to prove that he was indeed sent by the “hierarchy” of the Fru Ndi.

Colonel Ngafor said that he called Mr. Fru Ndi after the initial interrogations and Fru Ndi told him to be calm and to attend all summons (convocations).

Many of the other detainees have also made depositions indicting Chi Ngafor, Fru Ndi, Mbah Ndam or Yoyo Emmanuel as the “sponsors” of the Yaounde expedition. Seven out of the nine vanguards who came from Mbengwi were arrested. Some of the seven have implicated Mbah Ndam in the affair. The parents of the 07 have since made pilgrimages to Ntarikon to demand their children from Mr. Fru Ndi.

Several journalists who have called Mr Fru Ndi to inquire if the Chairman indeed sent the vanguards to Yaounde have met with a stiff rebuff. “Go and write what you like,” a grumpy and irate Fru Ndi reportedly told Mr Nkemayang Paul, publisher of Headlines newspaper

Four key figures in the assault party, Chi Ngafor, Che Philip, a certain Simo and a guard, Thomas, have now been transferred to the Kondengui Maximum Security prison to waiting trial

“We are not at the level of interrogating or arresting Fru Ndi or even bringing him before the witness stand,” said a source at the Olezoa headquarters of the National gendarmerie. Nobody is above the law. We are still investigating. You will understand that this investigation has political implications and only the government can take such decisions,” …whatever the case the SDF and Fru Ndi are now at the mercy of the government.”

For gendarmerie investigation is very interested in the nature of all preparation meetings that took place in Bamenda on May 24^th and 25^th in readiness for the Yaounde expedition. The gendarmes would also like to know which other top officials of the SDF were also involved in the matter but most especially they are interested in the owner of the vehicle (said to be Mbah Ndam) which transported some of the vanguards to Yaounde.

House Speaker Cavaye Yeguie Djibril waded into the issue full force last June 02 as he roundly denounced the violence in the SDF. “We denounce such practices that take our democracy back many years,” Mr Cavaye said.

In reply SDF member and House Questor, Yoyo Emmanuel, blamed government for not protecting the SDF Yaounde headquarters. Mr. Yoyo said the SDF had warned government that some dissidents were about to carry on some activities in the SDF Yaounde Office but the government did nothing. Mr. Yoyo also wondered why the House Speaker was suddenly very interested in the Diboulé murder intimating that many other Cameroonians have been killed in the past without government being interested.

Before the House Speaker, the Minister of State, and Minister of territorial administration and decentralization, Marafa Hamidou Yaya, had issued a press release saying that the government of the Republic deplored and condemned such "reprehensible acts which tarnish the image of our democracy".

Pressure on the government to act in the issue is not only coming from Diboulé family members as well as friends. The Muna faction of the SDF and even the CPDM is an interested party in the matter. Human rights groups and some local newspapers (The herald and Le Messager) have also taken up a crusade to have Fru Ndi arrested and convicted like Doh Gah Gwanyin. Many past victims of similar assaults from vanguard and other SDF thugs, some actually deployed by Fru Ndi, have also joined the crusade.

The assault on dissidents in Yaounde last May 26 is not the first time that thugs, mayors and parliamentarians from the SDF have assaulted dissidents. In 1998 Mr Fru Ndi sent over 40 vanguards to the Yaounde Congress Hall and to the home of former SDF militant, Christopher Takoudjou, to disrupt a convention planned by his former deputy, Mahamat Souleymane,. The expedition was lead by Maidadi Saidou. SDF sources say that ahead of the 1998 trip Mr Fru Ndi actually held up Maidadi’s hand and declared that he trusted him to lead the Yaounde expedition and bring back good results. “Go and bring Souleymane to me, dead or alive,” Mr Fru Ndi said.

Christopher Takoudjou’s home was ransacked and property worth over 10 million FCFA destroyed. It was during that expedition that the publisher of The Messenger newspaper, Hilary Fokum Kebila, had his jaw broken. A Radio France International reporter was also tortured. Court cases resulting from the 1998 assault are pending in the Mfoundi courts.

On September 10, 2000, vanguards acting on instructions from the then SDF provincial chairman, martin Yembe and, with the full knowledge of Mr Fru Ndi disrupted an SDF rally in Sop, Jakiri. Mbinkar Michael and Banseka Michael, SDF parliamentarians for Bui were severely. Mbinkar Boniface, SDF Mayor for Jakiri was also beaten. The SDF Mayor for Kumbo, Njong Donatus only saved his skin by showing a clean pair of heels.

Several journalists have also been beaten up by SDF vanguards allegedly on the instruction of Mr Fru Ndi. During the 2001 SDF convention in Bamenda, Ezieh Christopher, publisher of The Heron newspaper was trashed by SDF vanguards. Michael Mombio of Le Messager and Tumajong Emmanuel of The Associated Press were also harassed and intimidated.

Ahead of the May 26 murder of Gregoire Diboulé, SDF vanguards and a Fru Ndi guard beat up Chronicle publisher, Motomu Eric to unconsciousness 10 metres away from Fru Ndi. Some CPDM militants have also brought up the issue of the torching of their homes and property in 1992, reportedly, by SDF vanguards.

Comments

[samuel]

go and write what want.is that ho

[Chim]

An arrest warant for Fru Ndi.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do you only appear when things like this happen? I strongly believe that all what you have written are a bunch of lies in order to sell your dead newspaper.GOD SAVE US
Emmanuel Chim

[thomson]

I have the same point of view with you chim. I have been reading and monitoring this so called Ntemfac Ofege write-ups. There are in fact a bunch of rubbish and lies. MAN YOU HAVE SURELY CHOP SOYA. There is no doubt about this!

[mukete]

Blind supporters of Ni John Fru Ndi,

Leave Mr. Nkemfac alone. For you people, anyone who criticizes your Ntarikon Taliban leader has eaten soya. But when Ni John Fru Ndi secretly receives money from Unity palace, you people do not consider it as eating soya. When Ni John Fru Ndi was secretly receiving money from the CPDM government to take his wife abroad for treatment you people never considered it eating soya. When Ni John Fru Nid was using CPDM government money to buy flowers, dresses and coffin for his wife, you people never called it eating soya. When Ni John Fru Ndi was using CPDM government money to ship down the remains of his late wife and to buy flight tickets for his children, you people never called it eating soya. Instead, when the secret financial deal was reported by the private press, Ni John Fru Ndi actually climbed on the corpse of his late wife to insult the private press for letting the cat out of the bag.

Blind supporters are known to be using the idea of "eating soya" to discourage those who dare attempt to criticize Ni John Fru Ndi. Before, people were afraid to criticize this butcher of democracy for fear of been accused of having eaten Biya's soya. Even primary school pupils are already too used to this primitive and outdated method of intimidating people. Saying that Mr. Nkemfac has eaten soya is not strange, but it has no effect on his ability to bring us the light and truth we all need.

For sure, Mr Nkemfac will never be intimidated. This is a man who has decided to die for the sake of the common man. God bless him.

Mukete

[sone keith]

Ntefack, Mukete etc, No one will fail to see how hard you guys are working to keep the world and most especially the cameroonian readership "informed".
One thing we should keep in mind is that no Cameroonian is a saint except for Ben muna and some of you ( his employees).
Fru Ndi has his own human weaknesses like the rest of us (except you guys)and if we take some time to point out these weaknesses, it should be for him to make corrections, and for others to learn from.
When all your efforts are on weaknesses without realising that the coin always has two sides, that is when you sincerity becomes questionable.
During the launching of UNAFAS(United Africa Asociation) in Yaounde, your BOSS Ben Muna said "I have grown above partisan politics". He claimed he was now at the continental level and no longer at the national leve.
Where is UNAFAS today? He does not talk of it anymore. Shame! He has come back not even to the level of the party, but to a faction level(a sub party)We are anxiouly waiting for his rallies.
Let Ntemfack say "go ahead" and I will X-ray him. Mr Ntemfack, Should I?

[CHI ZAMA]

I read most of your stuff, then i realise Cameroon is in trouble from its cream of intellectuals. The journalism that i see in Cameroon today is not the lofty journalism of the past. I can see a cream of reputable journalists resorting to squabbles and petty issues of confusing worth. I think those who pass for journalists with the heart to post something for people to read should tower as true leaders with the heart to direct people and to put forth ideas wrapped in wisdom, not petty confusing squabbles that further confuse a lost public. I think journalists should rethink their journalism and challenge their own narrow ideas. I think journalists need to keep broadening their minds to rise above their narrow passions and stand tall in their commitments as true opinion leaders. I think our journalism like our politics is confuse. I think we are all lost and if something is not done, the already usurped ship of state will drift to danger. We need committed people with the ability to see beyong today. I think there is too much passion and greed littered around our journalism. The commitment of writers is questionable. Like our politics, our journalism seems to be defined by greedy feelings.

[CHI ZAMA]

I read most of your stuff, then i realise Cameroon is in trouble from its cream of intellectuals. The journalism that i see in Cameroon today is not the lofty journalism of the past. I can see a cream of reputable journalists resorting to squabbles and petty issues of confusing worth. I think those who pass for journalists with the heart to post something for people to read should tower as true leaders with the heart to direct people and to put forth ideas wrapped in wisdom, not petty confusing squabbles that further confuse a lost public. I think journalists should rethink their journalism and challenge their own narrow ideas. I think journalists need to keep broadening their minds to rise above their narrow passions and stand tall in their commitment as true opinion leaders. I think our journalism like our politics is confusing. I think we are all lost and if something is not done, the already usurped state will drift hopelessly into danger. We need committed people with the ability to see beyong today. I think there is too much passion and greed littered around our journalism. The commitment of writers is questionable. Like our politics, our journalism seems to be defined by greedy feelings.

[Mark Thomas Otteh]

The mention of the name of the journalist Mr Nkemayang Paul makes this story and reporter very very doubtful.Nkemayang Paul is a journalist reputable for taking people's character to the slaughter house to jeopardise.If there is a politician very open to the PRESS in Cameroon, it is John Fru Ndi.
It is certain that none but us can free our thoughts by either talking or writing but the authenticity of our story and its source is what we must consider.
A mushroom newspaper like the HEADLINES can not be named when newspapers in the country are being outlined.The killers of Diboule and their sponsors will suffer the punishment of such an act for they will be satarised by the almighty sooner or later.

Paul I am sure each time a misfortune hits you, the question you ask is WHY ME ?
The answer is glaring. Not only physically eliminating a person is merder but what you do to people's character is murder.

Make use of your time and money you have made from enemy camps before the wrath of nature befalls you and your household.

[Julius Thadeh]

In a country where political opponents are suppressed,students intimidated,
journalist bought-off and the strict censorship of the music industry,therefore Cameroon is under an absolute DICTATORSHIP.
Excuse Me

[Pateh]

What double standards are these by the Biya regime? What about the so many killed by this regime starting with those six children on May 26th 1991 during the launching of SDF, through the Buea University students' strike to those killings of 2008 during the last strike? Has anyone of the culprits of these killings ever been interrogated let alone arrested and tried in those circuses or better Kangaroo courts in Cameroon? Is the Biya regime trying to tell us that it was water that ran in their veins before their deaths and not blood to bother about? Why is he so worried about John Fru Ndi when they know well that he has been reduced to a toothless bulldog that cannot bite any more? Mr. Biya must be so cowardly that even Fru Ndi's name or shadow continues to give him nightmares till today. Fru Ndi's running for the 2011 elections should be inconsequential since Biya has already been made an invincible king of the triangular village called Cameroon before the elections.SHAME!