🔗 Share this article Cameroon Opposition Figure Faces Legal Action Regarding Electoral Turmoil, Authorities Says Many in Cameroon are furious over the fact that the president 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 instigated "violent post-election demonstrations". At least four demonstrators have been lost their lives during clashes between police and military and opposition supporters since Cameroon's election on October 12, with 92-year-old President Paul Biya securing an eighth presidential mandate. Issa Tchiroma asserts that he emerged victorious, a claim dismissed by the incumbent party, the CPDM. Aggressive responses by police and security officers on demonstrators have alarmed the world leaders, with the UN, AU and European Union urging caution. Minister's Allegations Earlier this week, the interior minister accused Tchiroma Bakary of coordinating what he referred to as "unlawful" demonstrations leading to the fatalities, and also rebuked him for declaring victory in the election. He added that the opposition leader's "co-conspirators behind an rebellious scheme" will also be prosecuted. Poll Figures Paul Biya, who came to power in 1982 and is now the most elderly national leader, won the 12 October vote with over half of the votes, compared to a significant minority for his opponent, according to Cameroon's Constitutional Council. Opposition Response Issa Tchiroma is remains silent to the government's decision to try him, but he had previously stated that he refused to acknowledge a rigged election - and that he was not afraid of being taken into custody. Following the vote count, he claimed that gunmen opened fire on demonstrators present near his home in the city of Garoua, killing at least two individuals. Investigation Announced Recently, the interior minister announced that an inquiry would be started into unrest surrounding the declaration of the poll figures. "Throughout the violence, some of the perpetrators were killed," he commented, without providing a specific number of demonstrators who have been fatally injured in the confrontations. The minister added that a number of members of the police and military also sustained major harm. Current Situation Although Nji maintained the condition nationwide was now stable, demonstrators continue to protest in various areas of the country, especially in urban centers, where protesters set up roadblocks on Tuesday, and burnt tyres on the roads. Experts alert that the post-electoral violence could push the country into a governmental instability.