The Republican Party (PR) says it is concerned about the kidnapping of its president and calls on the competent authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure his safety.
The Defense and Security Forces arrested Georges Gilbert Baongla on Monday, July 20, 2026, on National Road No. 3 near the city of Edea, according to some sources. According to the Republican Party, its president was kidnapped by masked men near Edéa. The political party specifies that its leader was followed by an unmarked vehicle before being intercepted.
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During the operation, still according to the political formation, the person concerned suffered physical violence before being forcibly taken to an unknown location. Expressing its concern about the situation, the political formation through its communication unit warns the perpetrators and possible accomplices of this kidnapping. It calls on the competent authorities to take the necessary measures to shed full light on the situation, which it considers “serious,” to ensure his safety and to identify those responsible for this act.
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While the reasons for his boarding are not yet determined, Georges Gilbert Baongla was summoned to the State Secretariat for Defense last April for “defamation” and “cybercrime” charges. The man who claims to be the eldest son of the President of the Republic Paul Biya did not comply with the summons on the grounds that he did not receive it, discovered it online, and was traveling abroad. Before this summons, he made statements, some about the succession at the head of the country, which raised questions both about his lineage and the presidential family.
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