đź”— Share this article Cameroonian Political Opposition Figure Confronts Legal Proceedings Concerning Election Unrest, Government Says Numerous in Cameroon show outrage that Paul Biya has secured an eighth presidential term Cameroon's Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji has announced that opposition leader Tchiroma Bakary will face legal action over allegations that he incited "aggressive post-election demonstrations". A minimum of 4 demonstrators have been lost their lives during confrontations between security forces and demonstrators since the presidential election on 12 October, with the 92-year-old head of state winning an eighth consecutive term. Issa Tchiroma asserts that he emerged victorious, a statement dismissed by Biya's ruling party, the CPDM. Violent crackdowns by security personnel on demonstrators have concerned the global community, with the United Nations, AU and European Union urging restraint. Minister's Allegations Recently, the interior minister charged Tchiroma Bakary of organising what he referred to as "unauthorized" demonstrations leading to the deaths, and also rebuked him for claiming win in the electoral contest. He added that the opposition leader's "associates responsible for an insurrectionary plan" will also be prosecuted. Poll Figures The president, who took control in the early 80s and is now the oldest serving president, obtained the October 12 election with over half of the ballots, compared to a significant minority for Tchiroma Bakary, according to Cameroon's Constitutional Council. Opposition Response Tchiroma Bakary is yet to respond to the official announcement to bring him to court, but he had before announced that he would not accept a rigged election - and that he was undaunted of being taken into custody. When results were announced, he said that security forces used lethal force on protesters present near his house in Garoua, killing at least 2 individuals. Investigation Revealed Recently, the government official announced that an investigation would be initiated into violent incidents prior to and following the announcement of the vote outcome. "In the course of these incidents, some of the individuals involved lost their lives," he commented, without offering a exact count of protesters who have been fatally injured in the incidents. The minister noted that several officers of the security forces also sustained major harm. Ongoing Circumstances Although Nji asserted the condition across the country was now manageable, demonstrators continue to protest in some parts of the country, especially in these two cities, where demonstrators set up roadblocks on Tuesday, and ignited tyres on the roads. Experts caution that the political turmoil could plunge the nation into a governmental instability.