Cameroonian opposition leader Anicet Ekane has died at 74 while in detention, just five weeks after his arrest. His party accuses authorities of denying him proper medical care, while the government insists he received full treatment. An investigation has been launched into the circumstances of his death.
Tchiroma Bakary says he was the rightful winner of the poll, officially won by 92-year-old incumbent Paul Biya. Tchiroma Bakary has since fled to The Gambia.
However, the late was among the leaders of an opposition coalition who endorsed Issa Tchiroma Bakary in October’s presidential election.
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No official cause of Ekane’s death has been announced. His party has accused the authorities of denying him access to his medication—a charge the government has denied.
According to a spokesman for Ekane’s African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (Manidem) party, Ekane died on Monday morning at a military medical facility, after his health worsened over the weekend.
“We have no clarification… His wife had been called to come, and when she found herself there, she was just presented the corpse of her husband,” he said.
Minister of Communication and government spokesperson René Emmanuel Sadi later expressed the government’s condolences to Ekane’s family, as well as the Manidem party.
He also said that Ekane had received proper medical attention from both his personal doctors and those at the military hospital where he was admitted, adding that an investigation had been launched to determine the exact circumstances of Ekane’s death.
In conclusion, renowned anti-corruption lawyer Akere Muna described Ekane’s death as “the extinguishing of a fierce and passionate flame” that burned for democratic emancipation.
SOURCE: BBC
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