🔗 Share this article Cameroon Opposition Figure Faces Court Action Concerning Election Unrest, Government Announces Numerous in Cameroon express anger that Paul Biya has won an eighth term The nation's Interior Minister the interior minister has declared that opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary will be prosecuted over claims that he provoked "violent electoral rallies". A minimum of four demonstrators have been lost their lives during skirmishes between law enforcement and opposition supporters since Cameroon's election on October 12, with the 92-year-old head of state winning an eighth presidential mandate. Tchiroma Bakary maintains that he was the true winner, a claim dismissed by the incumbent party, the CPDM. Aggressive responses by police and security officers on demonstrators have concerned the world leaders, with the UN, African Union and EU calling for caution. Official's Accusations Earlier this week, Nji accused Tchiroma Bakary of organising what he referred to as "unlawful" protests causing the loss of lives, and also condemned him for declaring victory in the election. He added that the opposition leader's "co-conspirators behind an subversive plot" will also undergo judicial processes. Vote Outcome The president, who came to power in the early 80s and is now the oldest serving president, secured the 12 October election with 53.7% of the vote, compared to 35.2% for his opponent, according to Cameroon's Constitutional Council. Leader's Stance The opposition figure is yet to respond to the government's decision to bring him to court, but he had earlier declared that he would not accept a fraudulent outcome - and that he was undaunted of being detained. On election result day, he claimed that armed men shot on protesters gathered near his home in Garoua, causing the death of at least 2 individuals. Investigation Announced On Tuesday, the government official announced that an inquiry would be launched into violent incidents prior to and following the declaration of the election results. "Throughout the violence, some of the individuals involved were killed," he stated, without giving a precise figure of demonstrators who have been killed in the confrontations. Nji noted that a number of personnel of the police and military also sustained major harm. Present Conditions Even though the interior minister insisted the condition throughout Cameroon was now stable, demonstrators are still demonstrating in various areas of the nation, especially in urban centers, where demonstrators established barricades on Tuesday, and burnt rubber on the thoroughfares. Analysts caution that the post-electoral violence could push the nation into a political crisis.