🔗 Share this article Cameroon Opposition Figure Confronts Legal Action Over Election Unrest, Government Declares Many in Cameroon express anger over the fact that the president has won an eighth term The nation's Minister of the Interior Paul Atanga Nji has stated that opposition leader Tchiroma Bakary will undergo legal proceedings over allegations that he incited "aggressive election protests". A minimum of four protesters have been lost their lives during skirmishes between security forces and opposition supporters since the presidential election on 12 October, with 92-year-old President Paul Biya winning an eighth term in office. Issa Tchiroma insists that he won the election, a assertion disputed by Biya's ruling party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). Aggressive responses by police and security officers on demonstrators have concerned the global community, with the United Nations, African Union and EU calling for caution. Official's Claims Recently, Nji charged Tchiroma Bakary of coordinating what he described as "illegal" rallies resulting in the fatalities, and also rebuked him for announcing success in the electoral contest. He added that the opposition leader's "associates behind an insurrectionary plan" will also be prosecuted. Election Results Paul Biya, who assumed office in 1982 and is now the world's oldest head of state, secured the 12 October presidential election with over half of the vote, compared to 35.2% for his opponent, according to Cameroon's Constitutional Council. Challenger's Position Tchiroma Bakary is yet to respond to the official announcement to prosecute him, but he had before stated that he rejected a stolen vote - and that he was not afraid of being arrested. On election result day, he said that security forces shot on protesters assembled near his house in Garoua, causing the death of at least two people. Inquiry Announced Recently, the interior minister announced that an investigation would be initiated into clashes prior to and following the publication of the vote outcome. "In the course of these incidents, some of the perpetrators lost their lives," he said, without providing a specific number of demonstrators who have been lost their lives in the incidents. The minister added that several personnel of the law enforcement also received significant wounds. Present Conditions Although Nji maintained the state of affairs nationwide was now stable, demonstrators are still demonstrating in various areas of the nation, especially in Douala and Garoua, where demonstrators established obstructions on that day, and ignited tires on the streets. Analysts warn that the election-related unrest could lead the nation into a governmental instability.