Military Commander Arrested

By Suleman Chitera

A Cameroonian military officer has been arrested after he was reportedly caught raping a 15-year-old girl at a military facility in Nachtigal, Center Region, the Ministry of Defence has said.

In a press release issued this Friday, June 12, the Ministry said the suspect, Sub-Lieutenant Mouack Boris, was the commander of a military detachment stationed at Nachtigal in the Mbam-et-Kim Division.Kamphangala urges MDF Commander to rise above MCP politics

He reportedly forced himself on the girl after she was sent by her parents to collect a parcel at the military premises on June 10.

Security personnel responded after hearing the victim’s cries for help and immediately apprehended the officer.Reports Claim U.S. Troops Refusing Orders in Iran Conflict

Mindef said he was transferred to the Military Security Division’s disciplinary facilities in Yaounde pending the findings of an ongoing investigation.

Mindef said “disciplinary and judicial proceedings shall be initiated promptly” once the investigation is concluded, describing the offence as a “serious breach of honour and ethics”.Government Tested by Crime: A Call for Decisive Action on Security

The victim received emergency medical care and psychological support at the military hospital, the Mindef statement said.