Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji said Saturday that security forces have arrested three “terrorists” as they were attempting to transport explosives to the country’s North region.
The suspects had left neighboring Nigeria and were transporting “huge quantity of explosives” when security forces intercepted them in Garoua, the chief town of North region, Atanga Nji told reporters during a press conference in the capital, Yaounde.
Sporadic protests have been launched in some parts of the country since Monday, with angry crowds accusing authorities of falsifying results of the presidential election which took place in the country on Oct. 12.
Atanga Nji said the intention of the three suspects was to “infiltrate protesters and carry out terrorist attacks and accuse security forces”. “Public order will be reinforced,” he said, accusing opposition politicians of initiating a “vast rebellious project” to cause panic and overthrow the government.
On Friday night, three prominent opposition politicians accused of inciting violence were arrested in the commercial hub of Douala, according to the police.
The final results of the election will be announced on Monday. Enditem
Source: Xinhua
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