Menchum Division: Gendarmes arrest former Mayor for alleged separatist role

The former Mayor of the Zhoa Council, Tem Peter Cheghe, was arrested on Thursday, November 30, 2023, and detained at the Gendarmerie brigade in Wum, Menchum division in the North West region.

Someone who knows about the arrest told CNA that, the main reason for his detention is, “That separatists are not disturbing trucks carrying his goods and by implication that he is working with them.”

“Elections are next year, that is the main reason for his setup,” he added.

Sources also added that the former Mayor who is now SDF, an opposition party’s District Chairman for Fungom, is being framed by his political rivals.

“The SDF alleged that their political opponents in the Fungom are trying to use the ongoing crisis to settle political scores in a bit to silence the party in the sub-division.”

Tem Peter Cheghe is considered one of the most influential businessmen in the entire Division.