Family members worried over son’s whereabouts

The parents and siblings of a boy whose names we got as Agbor Joseph Ayissi, are presently in a state of confusion and anxiety following the disappearance of their son.
 Agbor Joseph Ayissi reportedly vamoosed to an unknown destination fearing arrest by security operatives in his home town, Mamfe.
    Family sources said before his disappearance Joseph Ayissi, in his early thirties, was victim of repeated arrests and detentions over his activism of the SCNC, an organization that fights for the secession of Southern Cameroons from the union with La Republique du Cameroun.
    The sources said Agbor Joseph Ayissi was first arrested and brutally tortured in Mamfe, on 27 August 2011, as he joined other members of the secessionist organization to prepare for the commemoration of Southern Cameroon’s independence on 1st October. Following his release, and despite the torture he suffered, Joseph Ayissi and 200 other SCNC militants, mostly youths, were again arrested and detained in Buea on 1st October 2011. They were charged with subversion and inciting the populations into rebellion. We learnt that Ayissi and the others had actually attempted to declare the independence of the separate state of Southern Cameroons in Buea. After staying in the dungeon for several days, the activists were released on bail.

    Despite the arrests and torture, Agbor Joseph Ayissi and the others still refused to renounce their membership of the SCNC. Galvanized by the emblematic but ailing National Chairman of the SCNC, Ntufam Ette Otun Ayamba (of blessed memory), they pursued their secessionist activities with even greater determination. It was no surprise therefore that Agbor Joseph and 135 others were arrested yet again on 2nd May 2012. They were charged with holding illegal nocturnal meetings and planning to disrupt activities to mark Cameroon’s National Day on 20 May. They were subjected to all forms of inhuman treatment including brutal torture and maiming.
    A source said Agbor Joseph and the others were urged by the police to renounce their membership of the SCNC if they must regain their liberty. While a few did so, Agbor Joe and some others held their grounds. Family members say they have neither seen nor heard from Agbor Joseph since his last detention. Speculations are that he might have fled to an unknown destination following his release from jail.