🔗 Share this article Cameroon Opposition Leader to Face Court Action Over Post-Election Violence, Government Says Numerous in Cameroon show outrage that Paul Biya has secured an eighth presidential term The nation's Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji has declared that opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary will face legal action over accusations that he incited "aggressive election protests". A minimum of 4 demonstrators have been killed during skirmishes between law enforcement and demonstrators since Cameroon's election on October 12, with 92-year-old President Paul Biya securing an eighth presidential mandate. Issa Tchiroma insists that he won the election, a statement rejected by the governing party, the ruling CPDM. Aggressive responses by security personnel on demonstrators have worried the international community, with the United Nations, AU and European Union calling for caution. Minister's Claims Earlier this week, Nji alleged Tchiroma Bakary of planning what he referred to as "illegal" protests leading to the deaths, and also condemned him for announcing success in the presidential race. He added that the opposition leader's "co-conspirators involved in an rebellious scheme" will also face legal action. Poll Figures Paul Biya, who came to power in 1982 and is now the world's oldest head of state, secured the October 12 presidential election with 53.7% of the vote, compared to 35.2% for his opponent, according to the constitutional court. Opposition Response Tchiroma Bakary is yet to respond to the official announcement to try him, but he had before declared that he rejected a fraudulent outcome - and that he was undaunted of being arrested. On election result day, he claimed that security forces shot on demonstrators gathered near his home in the city of Garoua, fatally wounding at least two individuals. Probe Revealed Recently, the government official disclosed that an probe would be started into violent incidents prior to and following the announcement of the election results. "Throughout the violence, some of the individuals involved died," he stated, without providing a precise figure of protesters who have been killed in the incidents. The minister added that multiple officers of the police and military also sustained major harm. Current Situation Although Nji maintained the situation nationwide was now stable, protesters continue to protest in various areas of the nation, especially in urban centers, where demonstrators set up barricades on that day, and burnt rubber on the thoroughfares. Experts caution that the political turmoil could lead the nation into a political crisis.