Chief Ayamba Ette Otun, the octogenarian and SCNC National Chairman of the frontline SCNC was arrested at about 14.00h local time on Monday October 06, 2008 in Mutengene along with 21 others whom he was briefing after his return from a long official tour of Europe and America when suddenly Mr Awa Augustine the newly installed SDO for Tiko stumped the private resident with 3 trucks angry looking and heavily armed soldiers and arrested everyone in the venue. Currently, all those arrested are being held at the Tiko police station incommunicado. The information gathered is to the effect that all those arrested will be rushed to court on Tuesday October 07, 2008 morning hurriedly "tried" and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment! This should not be taken lightly at all in view of the dismal track record of the Biya’s regime vis-à-vis the SCNC and the other nationalist movements of the British Southern Cameroons which la Republique du Cameroun subversively overrun from 1961.
Other SCNC members arrested with the SCNC National chairman includes; Aloius Mukube (56) and blind. This visually impaired SCNC member just wanted to touch and thank the SCNC National for all his efforts irrespective of his age. The only arrested female 40 years old Mary Bati was severely beaten and striped necked by the Biya’s military and security agents. Pa Linus Ngu (70), a retired Senior Divisional office who’s also diabetic and a high blood patient was also arrest. Since his detention, his health has deteriorated very rapidly and has been refused medical attention.
Pa Agbormbi Fortu (64) was also arrested. He was also severely tortured during his arrest. Amongst all those arrested, Mr Sylvester Taku, SCNC Southern Zone chairman’s situation is very precarious and needs urgent medical attention. He was brutally tortured and sustained life threatening injuries. He has also been denied access to a medical doctor as he lies helplessly in a very filthy and unhygienic police detention facility. The Acting General Secretary, Mr Mathias Arrey Besong, Organizing & Propaganda Secretary Mr. James Sabum, and Financial Secretary, Mr Vincent Njokonu were also arrested. It should also be noted that Dr Simon Tantoh who was arrested about 2 weeks ago, is still in detention, accused for "selling SCNC newspapers" It is unbelievable that the free and democratic world has watched this intolerable state of affairs for close to half a century without compunction People who are fighting for freedom from foreign occupation and domination are allowed, by those who should rightly show deep concern by calling the aggressors and oppressors to order and showing them the exit for purposes of international peace and security, to be exterminated as a price for their being peace loving.
While the United Nations and the rest of the democratic world are, this year, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, they are called upon to reflect on Art.15 of the UDHR that says, inter alia, that no one shall be deprived of his nationality. La Republique du Cameroun has ruthlessly deprived the Southern Cameroonian of his nation and nationality. Southern Cameroonians carry LRC identity cards not as a matter of consent but as a matter of force majeure. By remaining quiet over this state of deplorable affairs as the United Nations is doing in the guise that la Republique du Cameroun (LRC) is one and indivisible and there is peace, the UN is making the same grievous mistake they made when they got the signal that trouble was in the offing in Rwanda and did nothing, and that act of gross negligence cost the world a million slaughtered poor souls! Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General at the time, heavy heartedly apologised with "deep remorse" for the UN blunder but a million souls had been wiped out from the surface of the earth.
We do hope Banki Moon has learned that bitter lesson from his predecessor and will be on his guard not to be led to another sad occasion to apologise when it happens between LRC and British Southern Cameroons . The Southern Cameroons European Missions, we would like to draw the attention of the UN and the international community to the Preamble of the UDHR that says, inter alia,"...Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of Law." At this stage serious campaigned is being lunched across Europe calling on International Human rights organisation, Amnesty international the international community to put pressure on the Yaoundé regime to immediately and unconditionally release all detained Southern Cameroonians.
Complete list? Names and ages of Southern Cameroonian Leaders Arrested.
These are the Names and ages of the detained S C N C members at the Tiko Police Station since Monday. It should be noted that they have been refused medical attention after serious injuries they got during their arrests.
1) Chief Ayamba Ete Otun 84
2) James Sabum. 64
3 Ngoe Alius Mukube 62
4) Emmanuel Fongoh 62
5) Mary Bati
6) Sylvester Taku 68
7) John Babila 62
8) Ndikum Linus 70
9) Ndifor Joseph 68
10) Jacob Sama 70
11) Wilson Fokum 60
12) Freeboy Acho Eboa 62
13) Agbor Fothung 81
14) Arrey Mathias
15) Fokum Andrew
16) Tita Nji Christian 62
17) Tintanti Moses
18) Yume Peter Findi 64
19) Stephen Mbah C
20) Laurence Nwellem
21) Mukete Samuel
22) Ofon Jaspa
23) Tamfor Bless.
24) Tambo George Wongunwun
Something should be done soonest. For with no Medical Attention We still wonder how Tamfor Bless is coping for three days with a broking leg,
