On May 2, 2026, in Bamenda, a woman narrowly escaped death thanks to the swift intervention of law enforcement, as she was about to be lynched by an angry mob accusing her of "sex theft." The incident occurred near Santa Park, where the victim, identified as Mrs. Anne Marie, a mother of four, was violently attacked.
The accusation, as strange as it was unfounded, originated from an incident involving a 10,000 FCFA note. According to witnesses, Mrs. Anne Marie allegedly dropped the bill, and the man who picked it up immediately claimed that his genitals had disappeared due to a mystical act. This allegation quickly spread panic and anger among the crowd, turning a trivial situation into a scene of extreme violence.
The situation quickly escalated. The accuser's wife physically assaulted Mrs. Anne Marie, hitting her and attempting to injure her with a stone. Others joined the attack, turning the assault into an attempted public lynching. Alerted, law enforcement intervened in time to remove the victim from the angry mob. Mrs. Anne Marie was taken to the police station for safety.
The central commissioner of the Bamenda police, Emmanuel Mbock, strongly denied the rumors of "sex disappearance," calling them unfounded and potentially dangerous. He appealed for calm and warned the population against the dangers of mob justice. The man behind the accusations and his wife were arrested and detained for investigation purposes.
Speaking on TEBECK TV, Commissioner Mbock insisted that these rumors are not based on any verifiable facts and that their spread can have disastrous consequences, inciting violence. The authorities are therefore calling on the population to exercise restraint and remember that such accusations, when devoid of evidence, can lead to irreversible tragedies. The Bamenda police continue to investigate this incident to bring those responsible for this attempted lynching to justice.
