Cameroon – Yaoundé: The 16-Year-Old “Colonel” and His Gang of Fake Students

At Institut Bilingue Petou in Yaoundé’s Awae neighborhood, people wearing school uniforms mingled with students before committing thefts and assaults and selling cannabis. After receiving multiple complaints, the school’s senior supervisor alerted the First Gendarmerie Region. An investigation lasting several weeks by the Judicial Research and Fight Against Major Crime Service led to several arrests. On November 10, a 16-year-old was arrested in Odza and authorities identified him as the network’s suspected leader.