Smear campaign:

Who wants K’ba Police Chief’s head?

By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba

Wilson Elong Njumenjikang, Kumba Central Police Commissioner

It has now become clear based on our investigations that some agents of darkness arguably jealous of the good works of the Kumba Central Police Commissioner, Wilson Elong Njumenjikang, are championing a social media campaign to smear his reputation and rubbish the good works he has been doing since coming to Kumba and especially since the outbreak of the Anglophone crisis.

                In several social media outlets especially Facebook, a fake video has been in circulation spreading false and malicious content claiming that the Commissioner Elong shot and killed a young guy by name Enongene Basil in the Fiango neighbourhood in Kumba on Saturday 30 September 2017.

                Another social media scandal popped up on varied social media outlets claimed that the Kumba Police boss had arrested and locked up hundreds of youths in Kumba. Perpetrators of the mischievous campaign on social media also alleged that the arrested youths in detention at the Kumba central police station were being seriously tortured by Commissioner Wilson Elong.

                Contrary to what has been circulating on social media by the “alleged haters” of the Kumba Police boss, our independent investigations hold that the said Enongene Basil was never shot by the Commissioner and not even any element of the police force but instead by a military officer.

                We gathered that Enongene Basil was in a group of irate youths who took to the streets on that faithful Saturday 30 September, the eve of October 1, day that was set aside for the celebration of the Ambazonia independence and restoration of the statehood of the people of the Southern Cameroons. The irate youths attacked military men who were permanently placed to guard the Kumba II DO’s office and in retaliation, one of the military men shot Enongene on the leg but unfortunately he later died in the hospital.

                The same group of guys who attacked the military men had earlier attacked the Meme SDO, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong and the Police Commissioner, blocking them from using the main road. Ntou’ou Ndong and Wilson Elong on that faithful morning were from Mabanda to exceptionally free passengers from Mamfe and Bamenda who were blocked at Mabanda and left stranded due to the Governor’s 72 hour curfew. The SDO and Commissioner also supervised the closing of the Fiango Market and the Kumba main market before retiring to their respective offices.

                The Police Commissioner, we gathered was informed of the death of Basil by the SDO after they (SDO & Commissioner) had both ended their early morning mission of ensuring the Governor’s order was respected. After getting the news Commissioner Elong instructed his elements to get to the hospital where it was later confirmed that Enongene Basil had died.

                Our independent investigations therefore absolve Commissioner Elong Wilson of all the charges leveled against him on the social media, charges which are only aimed to tarnish his reputation and the good name he has established for himself and the Kumba Police force in general.

                News that also spread like wildfire that Commissioner Elong had arrested hundreds of Anglophones and was severely torturing them, also turned out to be fake, because when this reporter visited the Kumba police cell only three detainees were found.

                However, while it is still uncertain who are spearheading such malicious smear campaigns to blackmail the Police Commissioner, it is worth mentioning that the Kumba central police commissioner has all along this Anglophone crisis stood out tall in the maintenance of peace. The police boss is a believer of dialogue in times of crisis. It is also thanks to his level headedness in the handling of crisis and protest action in Kumba that he has gained admiration amongst a majority of Kumba city dwellers.