🔗 Share this article Cameroon Opposition Leader Confronts Legal Action Regarding Electoral Turmoil, Government Announces Numerous in Cameroon show outrage over the fact that Paul Biya has won an eighth presidential term The nation's Interior Minister the interior minister has stated that political opponent Issa Tchiroma Bakary will face legal action over claims that he provoked "aggressive post-election demonstrations". No fewer than four protesters have been fatally wounded during confrontations between law enforcement and opposition supporters since the presidential election on 12 October, with the 92-year-old head of state obtaining an eighth presidential mandate. Issa Tchiroma insists that he was the true winner, a statement dismissed by Biya's ruling party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). Forceful measures by security personnel on protesters have worried the international community, with the UN, African Union and European Union urging caution. Official's Allegations Earlier this week, the interior minister charged Tchiroma Bakary of planning what he labeled "unauthorized" protests leading to the fatalities, and also rebuked him for declaring victory in the election. He further stated that the opposition leader's "accomplices involved in an insurrectionary plan" will also undergo judicial processes. Vote Outcome Paul Biya, who assumed office in 1982 and is now the world's oldest head of state, won the 12 October election with over half of the vote, compared to a significant minority for the challenger, according to Cameroon's Constitutional Council. Opposition Response The opposition figure is has not yet commented to the authorities' move to bring him to court, but he had previously stated that he refused to acknowledge a rigged election - and that he was fearless of being arrested. On election result day, he reported that gunmen opened fire on demonstrators gathered near his home in the city of Garoua, causing the death of at least 2 people. Probe Revealed Earlier this week, the interior minister announced that an probe would be launched into violent incidents before and after the declaration of the election results. "In the course of these incidents, some of the criminals died," he stated, without giving a precise figure of protesters who have been lost their lives in the incidents. The minister added that several members of the security forces also suffered major harm. Current Situation While Nji maintained the situation across the country was now under control, protesters remain active in certain regions of the country, especially in Douala and Garoua, where demonstrators mounted barricades on Tuesday, and ignited tires on the thoroughfares. Analysts alert that the post-electoral violence could push the nation into a leadership vacuum.