SCNC Activits Arrested in Bamenda

The Vice Chairman of the Southern Cameroons National Council-SCNC Nfor Nfor has expressed fears that SCNC activists are targets for imminent arrests by forces of La Republique. Nfor Nfor made the statement after the arrest of Shey Alfred Sembe last Saturday, February 14, 2013. Shey Alfred Sembe was arrested along the Commercial Avenue in Bamenda after a successful rally of SCNC and SCAPO that was attended by some key personalities of Bamenda town in the North West Region. Sources say that after a successful rally at the Kumbo Squares a week ago, the SCNC scheduled the Bamenda rally which was to be followed by a Grand rally in Buea, the supposed Capital of the Southern Cameroons formerly the . It is reported that after the rally, Shey Alfred Sembe was making an announcement on a megaphone when some elements of the rapid intervention police, ESIR, swept on him, molested a journalist and whisked off Mr. Shey Alfred Sembe to the police station. Alfred Sembe was taken to the Legal Department to face charges this Tuesday, February 19, 2013. His lawyer, Barrister Fuh Fuh is following up the issue and we will be updating all on developments. However classified sources hinted that more SCNC activists are under surveillance which confirms fears that more could be arrested in the days ahead.

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