Cameroon: Former Minister of Post and Telecom orders arrest of 15 teenagers for "stealing" his 8 bags of cocoa

In the village of Mvoula located in the Biwong-Bulu Sub Division in the Southern region of Cameroon, Cocoa is the main stay of its economy. A kilogram of Cocoa is sold at 1,500 CFA francs. So, the former Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam recemtly ordered the arrest of 15 youths of his constituency over the disappearance of 8 bags of cocoa. Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam decided to appeal to the Legion commander of the Gendarmerie in the South region to stormed Mvoula with masked gendarmes armed with guns. The 15 teenagers arrested have been thrown into a cell at the Ebolowa Gendarmerie region. 

Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam,has requested the families of those arrested to pay the sum of "50 000 cfa francs" each. A sister publication, Cameroun info.net observed in a report that  Yannick Atouba Mbozo'o, one of those now in Gendarmerie drag net is from a very poor family and will not be able to dish out the amount. He will be referred to the Ebolowa Central Prison. These young defendants have proclaimed loudly their innocence. The population of Mvoula is reportedly planning a massive demonstration. Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam is a rich man who owns many plantations at Mvoula. He created a company called SAFS that runs a large cocoa field. He owns huge hectares of lands bearing oxen, a chicken coop, a pigsty, a banana and a class motel.