Journalist David Eyenguè threatens an Eneo official

Journalist David Eyenguè experienced a terrible misadventure in the exercise of his functions on Thursday, August 20, 2015. While attempting to cover a protest by the people of Nsape at PK 16 who demanded the return of electricity to their area disrupted for over three months, the journalist was violently attacked by Séraphin Ngongang Meppe, head of Eneo agency at Logpom where the demonstration was on folding.

"After having taken images of the event, I went to meet Eneo authorities for them to explain the power cuts that aroused the anger of population. The gentleman in charge of Eneo, not only at Logpom, but also of Douala North, Séraphin Ngongang assaulted me telling me that he does not want to see journalists. While saying so, he hit my camera with his left hand. When I insisted with my microphone, he first went to his office surrounded by several guards and returned to give me another punch which, fortunately for me, landed instead on the camera," Said the former journalist of Spectrum Television (STV).

Back at his home, the journalist noticed that the two blows received by his camera D5100, damaged it. In contacting the Manager of Eneo and the company, they did not respond to his complaint. "I went through multiple paths. I sent an sms to this gentleman around 10 am (the incident happened around 8 o'clock), I sent an sms to Albert Ledoux Yondjeu (in charge of press relations at Eneo) to inform them that my camera was damaged. They did not respond. Around 4 p.m., I called but Albert did not pick up the phone. Séraphin picked before hanging up on me, not without telling me that he does not remember breaking my camera," he lamented.

Not having digested the arrogance of his interlocutors, Eyenguè said he was determined to bring the case to justice. "I am obliged to sue for myself, my family and for the pain and suffering that I have suffered, as well as for that of the profession. We are still in a time where we are free to do our job," he indicated.