Cameroon - Bafang: An MP, a Bodyguard and 12 Million CFA Francs

In Bafang, a long-running land dispute over the municipality’s land title involves the municipal authorities and several local actors. An arbitration commission including the Haut-Nkam prefect, the MP, the mayor and the departmental land registrar had signed an agreement, which still needed the senior chief’s stamp. A viral video then showed the MP’s bodyguard snatching land documents from the MINCAF departmental delegate. Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi transferred the official, while the 12 million CFA francs and the state’s ability to arbitrate the dispute remain central questions.