from 30 October 2007, her husband was prevented from enjoying ownership
of the land as a result of a number of incidents.
7. The Complainant avers that between 30 October and 20 November 2007,
several acts were committed by law enforcement officers, land tenure officers
and private individuals with the aim of making her husband to leave the land
which they claimed belonged to the Government. Such acts include sudden
visits to the land, destruction of property and installations, assault and death
threats. In some cases, the perpetrators of these acts claimed to be acting on
the orders of Mr Ambroise MBAGOFA, a rich businessman, who claim to
have a land certificate over the land including the plot bought by the
Complainant’s husband.
8. The Complainant avers that on 19 November 2007, as her husband was
heading to the police station to file a complaint, he was stopped by a
uniformed police officer who pointed his service weapon at him and asked
him to take off his glasses and raise his hands. The officer then sprayed his
face with tear gas and ordered him never to return to the plot of land.
9. The Complainant contends that on 19 November 2007, her husband went to
the Land Registry where he was received by the Land Registrar to whom he
mentioned the difficulties he had been facing, and that the latter confirmed
that the land certificate had been duly obtained and was not subject to any
opposition. She maintains that the Land Registrar informed her husband that
land certificate no. 25641 belonging to Mr MBAGOFA contained some
inconsistencies, especially relating to the boundaries, and that the said land
certificate had been suspended by the Administrative Chamber of the
Supreme Court of Cameroon by Ordinance No. 61/OSE/PCA/CS/98-99 of
29 June 1999; that the Government of Cameroon by a request dated 6 April
2001 had also requested the Administrative Chamber to annul the same land
certificate on grounds of fraud. She avers that the Registrar gave her husband
copies of the Ordinance and the annulment request made by the Government
of Cameroon which are included in the Communication file.
10. The Complainant avers that as a result of the assault committed by the police
officer, her husband suffered excruciating pain that made him drop his
glasses which broke when he accidentally stepped on them. He fell into a
ditch, injured his mouth and his hip; and his eyes irritated and he had
difficulty breathing. She further avers that in spite of his condition, he
managed to go to the Yaoundé Central Police Station on two occasions to
lodge a complaint, but was unable to do so since there was no officer on duty.
After an hour of fruitless waiting, her husband had to leave the police station
because he had to quickly find a seat on a flight back to Paris, fearing for his
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