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Following the October 12 election, violent demonstrations shook the city when young people who joined the procession of Garoua’s strongman were dispersed by riot police.
Following Cameroon’s presidential election on 12 October, both parties have claimed victory, despite official results not expected for another week. In the port city of Garoua in northern Cameroon, supporters of opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary are keeping watch outside the former minister’s house, wary that President Paul Biya’s government could order his arrest.
Young Cameroonians, both men and women, take turns day and night on the forecourt of Issa Tchiroma Bakary’s home in Garoua, armed with slats and clubs. They are there to protect the opposition leader from arrest after he challenged the outcome of Sunday’s election.
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Following the October 12 election, violent demonstrations shook the city when young people who joined the procession of Garoua’s strongman were dispersed by riot police.
