The facts brought to the public’s attention via a circulating video are causing a wave of outrage among the public.
The images circulating online show a scene of violence against an employee. They were filmed in a store of a supermarket located in the Elig-Edzoa neighborhood in Yaoundé, Cameroon. They show a man whipping the employee identified as Arnaud Ombe Boya. First standing then lying on the ground and screaming with all his might, the victim could not escape the violence. His tormentor, identified as a soldier on guard duty, continued the torture as decided by the boss of the Sino Market supermarket where the scene took place on May 2, 2026.
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The images shared online provoke public reaction, with outrage over the violence against this Cameroonian. Describing the scene as practices of slavery from a certain era. Internet users take the opportunity to reveal that these practices are common in commercial spaces and many other structures such as mineral exploitation sites run by Chinese nationals. Testimonies indicate that several employees suffer physical abuse for faults committed within these companies. According to these witnesses, the Chinese, in most cases, carry out these violences through Cameroonians employed as security agents without involving the police, gendarmerie, or justice system.
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Faced with these images of rare violence, several personalities are calling on the authorities to take up the case so that justice is served. Following this outrage, the authorities arrested the boss of the Sino Market supermarket, named Yan Min. Four other people from the same structure were arrested, namely the Cameroonian interpreter Lizina Tairama and three Chinese nationals present at the time of the torture. An investigation has been opened to clarify the circumstances of this act, identify the culprits, and establish their responsibilities.
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