Special Criminal Court

Samuel Lifanda remanded  in Kondengui Prison

- He was remanded Wednesday, along with two other former staffers of the Limbe Urban
Council, after they appeared before the examining magistrate of the special criminal court
By Mercy Neba in Yaounde

Samuel Lifanda

The former Government Delegate to the Limbe City Council, Samuel Lifanda Ebiama has been remanded in custody at the Kodengui maximum security prison in Yaounde. Samuel Lifanda and two others – Casimir Nyime Lyonga (former chief of technical affairs at the LUC) and Simon Mokosa Priso (former chief of service for urban affairs at LUC) were remanded by the examining magistrate of the Special Criminal Court, SCC, Justice Wo’Minko Blaise, on Wednesday 10 June 2015.
    The three culprits had respected a summons from the Examining Magistrate of the SCC inviting them to report to his chambers situated on the ground floor of the SCC, door No 005, at 10 a.m. prompt. The summons was issued on 25 May 2015.
    Sources at the Kondengui prison confirmed to The Median that Lifanda and two others arrived at the prison in the evening of Wednesday and were comfortably lodged in cells specially reserved for high-profile inmates.

    Concordant sources said Lifanda is accused of embezzling over FCFA 160m being money unaccounted for while he served as Gov’t Delegate of Limbe. The embezzlement charge was brought against Lifanda following a probe done by agents of the Supreme State Audit in Yaounde. The two co-accuse were also indicted of siphoning various sums jointly and severally during their stewardship at the LUC.
    It should be mentioned that Lifanda’s successor as Gov’t Delegate, Andrew Motanga Mojimba was also summoned to appear before the examining judge. It was however not known why he was called up. But the sources said he had no charges to answer.
    Andrew Motanga replaced Samuel Lifanda as Gov’t Delegate on 6 February 2009, following a presidential decree appointing Gov’t Delegates to City Councils in the country.
    It is not however known when next Lifanda and his co-accuse will next appear in court. And it is only during their next appearance that the court will pronounce the real charges against them.