A fresh hearing of the case over
the murder Rev Kenji Zephaniah, implicating Rev Esau Adongatu, former Momo
Divisional Chief for Elections Cameroon, ELECAM came up at the Military
Tribunal in Bamenda last Thursday September 13, 2012. Detained for almost a
year at the Bamenda prison, Adongatu has been stable over the proceedings,
which suffered a major setback. The team of Judges handling the murder case,
were transferred. Another set of military judges thus decided to begin the
matter from square one.
In its first
hearing last week, all except one of the judicial police officials who carried
out their investigations gave startling evidences about the murder. One of
them, Yenkong Useni, testified that while investigating the circumstances that
led to Rev Kenji’s murder, the culprits revealed that Rev Kenji was killed in
the cause of a fight. Accordingly, that they came to steal, but when Rev Kenji
gripped one of them, he was shot and fell weak, then they escaped.
According to
the police, the hoodlums were in Nkwen and passed through Pa Ngwa’s shop, who
unveiled the plot to eliminate Rev Kenji. Yet, had no money to finance the
gang, though revealed how the Rev kept huge sums in his house.
Questioned
whether they met Pa Ngwa, the police responded that it was the first time. But
in the cross-examination by lawyers, the police was asked whether the gang
returned to Pa Ngwa to be compensated, but said they didn’t.
To a school of
thought, the truth about the story came out during the preliminary
investigation. Rev Adongatu and the other accused were in court and listened
with great attention. The matter was thereon adjourned for October, for the
prosecution’s version to be completed before the case of the defence comes up.
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