Protests erupted throughout Cameroon on Sunday following the announcement of President Paul Biya’s re-election, with 4 folks reportedly shot useless in violent clashes with security forces.
Demonstrators flooded the streets of Douala, Garoua, and Maroua demanding credible outcomes from the October 12 presidential election.
In line with native officers, greater than 100 protesters have been arrested through the unrest in Douala, the nation’s financial capital. Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor of the Littoral Area, confirmed that a number of security officers have been injured throughout confrontations.
Movies circulating on-line confirmed security forces firing tear gasoline and making an attempt to disperse crowds who had barricaded main roads.
The 92-year-old Biya, who has dominated Cameroon since 1982, secured 53.66% of the vote, in line with the Constitutional Council.
His closest rival, former ally Issa Tchiroma Bakary, obtained 35.19%. The consequence was met with widespread anger amongst opposition supporters, lots of whom accused the federal government of manipulating the vote.
Mr. Bakary had declared himself the winner days earlier than the official outcomes, citing figures allegedly gathered by his get together.
The opposition insists the election was marred by irregularities and the disqualification of Biya’s strongest rival. One opposition supporter, 27-year-old dealer Oumarou Bouba from Maroua, stated: “I’m able to stake my life to defend my vote. I voted for Tchiroma as a result of I need change.”
Native media and the African Motion for New Independence and Democracy earlier reported that a minimum of two demonstrators have been killed when security forces opened fireplace to disperse them.
