APPLYING FOR A CAMEROONIAN PASSPORT - POLICE CORRUPTION

CAMEROONIAN PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AND THE CORRUPTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROCESS

The difference between a part-time blogger like me and a full time blogger is the often periods of unexplained absences during which most of ones readers a left in the dark. But it is worth mentioning that my absence for the past weeks or month is a consequence of the enormous amount of time and energy I have spent investigating what I believe is the largest corruption scheme engaged in by members of the Cameroonian police force. As one might expect, such issues often require great caution and reflection as it often happens that high profile individuals and maybe government officials may become implicated as a result. Even so the greatest risk is that to the investigator; in this case myself as I went out to Cameroon to investigate a police system known to be the most corrupt in the country according to transparency international records. 

This time around, I have decided to get to the bottom of a major concern that many Cameroonian citizens at home and abroad have become frustrated with for so many years but yet can't take up or investigate because of the government department or nature/group of individuals involved. Yes, probably just what you might already be thinking, THE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF CAMEROONIAN PASSPORTS, THE POLICE, BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION ALL IN ONE. Indeed what I, just like many others would refer to as one of the greatest ordeal for a Cameroonian international traveller.

As a Cameroonian living abroad, are you going to sincerely tell me you have never heard of EXPRESS PASSPORTS? or PASSPORTE EXPRESSE comme on dit en francais? We are certainly aware. Applying for a passport can be hell for so many people who don’t know or understand our corrupt system. Especially poor people like us who will be required to pay huge sums of unaccounted money to POLICE AND CRIMINALS to be specific in the name of passport fees. Up until now, I often thought PASSPORTE EXPRESSE and all what they call it- which just simply means a passport application which you bribed someone within the delegation for National security to fast-track for you was genuine. Oh seriously. I thought it was legal to pay the huge sums of money many people unknowingly pay to obtain their passports, until I went to the heart of the General Delegation for National Security in the capital city (Yaounde) to find out for myself. 

Well, it has now come to my greatest dismay that it is indeed a corrupt scheme probably one of the largest in the Cameroonian national security service set-up by a criminal network of police officers and officials at the delegation who take advantage of their post and extort huge sums of money from the public. What a shocking finding. But this has been going on for many years. So many years indeed. What a country. Corruption is ruining my country. Well all I can say is please take some time to watch the video below and pray that you don’t fall victim to these schemes engaged in by members of our police force. If they have failed to protect us, let us try to protect ourselves through education!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJPNjQQ9SVQ