By Chris Mbunwe
Ten of the 11 Southern Cameroons National Council, SCNC, activists who were serving various jail terms in Kondengui Prison have been transferred to the Bamenda Central Prison. Two senior warders escorted them in a public transport bus from Kondengui by on Tuesday, May 23 arriving at the Prison gates at 5:30 pm.
One of the detainees, Roland Tata Mndze, however preferred to be transferred to the Buea Prison.
Talking to The Post, the detainees, who looked emaciated, said Kondengui Prison authorities negotiated with Catholic authorities in Yaounde to foot their transportation bill to Bamenda Prison. But they were bitter that they had to pay the transport fare and other expenses of the two warders.
It would be recalled that the government accused the activists of masterminding the terrorist-styled attacks in certain parts of the Northwest Province in March 1997.
A Yaounde Military Tribunal declared them guilty of arson, illegal possession of arms, murder and aggravated theft.
SCNC defence lawyers initially objected to the accused being tried in Yaounde because they were arrested in the Northwest Province.The SCNC National Chairman, Chief Ayamba Ette Otun, said it has taken the administration 11 years to heed pleas from lawyers that the detainees be transferred to their province of origin.
One of the detainees, Zacharia Khan's toes were chopped off due to severe torture.
Among the 10 detainees transferred to Bamenda are Philip Tete, 69, initially sentenced to 10 years, Simon Ngek Kwei, 62, initially sentenced to life imprisonment.
He appealed and it was reduced to 25 years. Atambum Geh Sama, 29, had to serve 15 years but went appeal and got 10 years. Charles Chin Njakoy, 40, Job Mingoh Bulewah, 40, Thomas Fokwa, 35, Zacharia Khan Ndifet, 60, Simon Ngek, 60, Edwin Jumven 22 and Hassan Jumbam, 24, are serving 25 years instead of life imprisonment following an appeal court ruling.
Since most of the detainees have spent 11 years in detention prior to the ruling by the Court of Appeal in the Centre Province on December 16, 2005, it is likely that some of them will soon be freed and the rest whose sentences were reduced from life jail to 25 years would have less than 15 years to serve.
Dear Ambasonians,
Every Ambasonian working in East Cameroon should take his bags, empty or full and go home. For forty years and over, we have been treated as prisoners and will remain prisoners in that land. Why is it taking us too long to know our status in LRC? Do we enjoy being slaves forever?
All of us hurt with our brothers detained from Kondengui. Let us not forget them when we eat. At least LRC now recognizes something is smelling in the air.
Ambasonia shall be free come what may!
Stay strong and resolute.
Posted by: MJ | Thursday, 25 May 2006 at 06:52 PM
When are we going to be able to stop all this suffering by our people? It is better we consider going to the bush to liberate our people than to allow a minority suffer at the hands of la republique francaise du cameroun. We cannot keep believing in the force of argument when we are still being jailed for our rights.
Posted by: rexon | Thursday, 25 May 2006 at 07:37 PM
God should help us. The devil is at work and if we are not careful, things will go out of hands soon. Those who believe that there is a God who listens and answers prayers should go on their knees and cry to Him. Only God is the solution to what is going on in Cameroon. The devil has planted his agents in top places and we are getting the effects. No child of God will make others suffer for their rights. The devil never negotiates. He is always proud and out to dominate, steal and kill. All what is going on is the work of Satan the devil. When the Lord is leading the way, Satan the devil will run away.
Almighty Father, please deliver us from the hands of the oppressors. That one day your children will sing as Martin Luther King, Jr. said "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" Amen.
Shalom
Klemenceau
Posted by: Klemenceau | Thursday, 25 May 2006 at 11:10 PM
What is this country turning into? How can these innocent citizens be tried at a military tribunal? Another Al catraz in LRC. they went as far as declaring them guilty of murder, theft and possession of fire arms. What did they steal in the name of God. Has defending their part of posterity become stealing? Is this any reason for chopping off somebody`s toes? Should this paris sponsored feudal Junta take the laws into thier hands and violate the right and dignity of the human person as they wish. God give us justice! Now I believe what Legima Doh said - `if a goat is push so hard against the wall it must turn to bite`. This is really true. Let them know that the bowl is already full. It will surely overflow soonest. We shall soon regain this our rights they use the way they want to execute your odious pulpit. Human BUTCHERS and murderers.
truth crush to earth shall rise again.
Posted by: samleyin | Friday, 26 May 2006 at 03:02 AM
you kill someone, you get 15 years in jail, when you protest, you are sentenced to life imprisonment. Cameroun na Cameroun! man no run!
Posted by: Divine | Friday, 26 May 2006 at 08:56 AM
WAR IS THE ANSWER
WAR IS THE ANSWER
WAR IS THE ANWSER
WITHOUT , WE KNOW NO PEACE
NO CHOICE
NO NOTHING.
6.5M AMBAZONIANS CAN DEFEAT THIS THUGS
OF LA REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN
IF THEY WAGE WAR, TODAY.
DO WHAT , CAME WHAT. AFTER ALL
OUR CHILDRENS CHILDRENS WILL HAVE TO DO IT
TOMMORROW.
Posted by: DANGO TUMMA | Friday, 26 May 2006 at 11:30 AM
Fellow commerades,
We will never go to rest if and only if, the sons and daughters from Oku, Bonadikombo, Batibo, KumbaRoad or whatever corner in the Southern Cameroons Are completely free and allowed to practice every right as a human being. My beleive is that: At the end, it is not the years in your life that matters but the life in your years. We shall win. One love and spirit.
Posted by: Elohiumaat | Friday, 26 May 2006 at 11:54 AM
Unbelievable. Horror!!! Homicide!!! Terror!!! Interment!!!
All the words in this world are too soft to describe the torture, victimization, intimidation, murders, ruthless and arbitrary arrests, and the inhumanm designs perpetrated on our people by the foreign government of Mr. Dr. Pr. B. Mvondo a.k.a voodoo lynch-man. Pr. Mvondo has not only preyed on the endless resources of our motherland, but has gone on a rampage of capturing and victimizing our peceful "buffalo soldiers". Since the invasion and occupation of our country in the sixties, the impact of the occupation has taken toll within the last two decades when the "Bulu" hunter left the chimpanzees in Sangmelima and captured "God's people" in the land of milk and honey.
Unfortunately, we have waited until today for some godfather to lunch the counter-offensive and grant us the chance to take back our nation. The eleven matyrs who have lingered in isloation in dispair in the Yaounde concentration camp alias Kondengui may be dying a physical death, but their spirits stay high. like Nelson Mandela, they may experience pain and all degrees of torture, but their dreams shall come true one day. But they cannot come true if we keep bearing passive witnesses. If I have ever had a sullen heart, it is with this news. The news of the transportation of these disciples of freedom. For those who are out in the diaspora, let us convert suffering and torture as our people experience into a symphony of hope and glory. Can we create a special fund to assist the victims back home. Imagine: the Catholic church had to assist to pay for the transportation of these captives to a prison in their native land.
Thanks for attention,
Think Man.
Posted by: Think-Man | Friday, 26 May 2006 at 12:51 PM
He he heee, the Colonial Junta may just be wimping out of AMBAZONIA in a pussyfooting style.Did LRC and Rottweiler Biya know that,Senatus Consulta 84/001 will certainly be a bobsy-die?So why this current twist?Can AMBAZONIA/AMBAZONIANS be STOPED to bundle these colonialist out?Me no think so.Right Vs Might!The quondam sempre precede.The colonial boys may just have come to understand that,Colonialism and subjugation is,and will sempre be friable.Be pulling out.You violated the fourth Geneva Convention by Transfering persons from Ambazonia to LRC quod for trumped up charges.After being obstinate with International Law,by keeping them in your quod,you suddenly become reasoning to re-transfer them back their territory in a quod still under your jackboot.Huh,LRC,begin to bundle out now. The presence or your colonial woodentops and viceroys are problematic.Bundle them out forthwith LRC.You have constructed misery in our Land,plundered and pillaged enough.Bundle out.Thieves.
Posted by: Ndiks | Friday, 26 May 2006 at 02:40 PM
Aluta continua, Victoria arcetia.
Posted by: massamoyo | Friday, 26 May 2006 at 03:22 PM
Dear comrades,
To further prove that the Southern Cameroon sdoesnt belong to Central africa has been released when all the newly printed coins (1fr, 2frs, 3frs, 5frs, 25frs, 50frs, 100frs etc) have no ENLISH word inscribed on them.
I have all the samples of these coins posted to me here.
So Mukete and Dr. A.A Argbornbai etc you all will believe with me that we dont belong to to the East Cameroon talkless of the whole Central Africa.
Please join the SCNC bros
SCNC fight for us.
Aluta continua, Victoria Arcetia
Posted by: massamoyo | Friday, 26 May 2006 at 05:10 PM
La Republique is preparing for the inevitable.
They know the independence of the Southern Cameroons is coming, so they are gradually sending back our innocent victims of their colonial army.
The Southern Cameroons SHALL BE INDEPENDENT.
NOTHING and we mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING can stop it.
OUR VICTORY IS ASSURED.
Paa Ngembus
SCAADIM (Southern Cameroonians Against the Annexation & DestructIon of our Motherland)
Posted by: Ngembus Fonlon Mbock | Saturday, 27 May 2006 at 12:22 PM