My Night in Captivity

Description

In this gripping, lucid and succinct account, Cardinal Tumi, the retired Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon, invites readers into the dreary night of his captivity by “Amba Boys” – so-called liberation fighters seeking the restoration of the erstwhile British Southern Cameroons. Tumi recounts the circumstances, actors and intrigues leading up to his capture along with Fon Sehm Mbinglo I, the paramount traditional ruler of the Nso people. Find out how the Cardinal regained his freedom and his proposals on how to resolve the five-year conflict that has decimated the South West and North West Regions of Cameroon.

Praise for “My Night in Captivity”

“A lucid and vivid snapshot of events, circumstances, delicate negotiations and intrigues leading up to the kidnap and release of Christian Cardinal Tumi and the Fon of Nso, His Royal Highness Sehm Mbinglo I, by the “Amba boys” of Ndop. As a peace crusader, the Cardinal totally debunks government and social media hype on his sympathies for the separatist cause. He also weighs in on the raison d’être of a cause that has gone awry and urges the warring parties to give peace a chance.”

­— Canute Tangwa, Senior Translator and Writer

Contents

1. How it all Began
2. Crisis in Nsoland
3. Absentee Fon!
4. Negotiating the Fon’s Return Home
5. The Fon Agrees to Go Back Home
6. The Fon Refuses to Go Beyond Foumban
7. Bamenda Welcomes the Fon
8. Into ‘‘Amba’’ Hands
9. The Interrogation that Went Viral
10. Call the Governor
11. Free at Last
12. Conclusion