Ismael Njoya, also known as Mounpoudeyi Njoya Ismaël, was arrested at Douala airport on suspicion of being linked to the suicide of the French vice-consul in Douala, Christian Marie Hue. Hue was found hanging in his home last August. Njoya is suspected of having orchestrated blackmail involving a pedophilia and visa-trading scandal, which allegedly pushed the diplomat to suicide.
Njoya, who has a history of fraud, allegedly obtained 446 Schengen visas from the vice-consul as part of this blackmail. Njoya’s arrest is seen as a moment of justice for his many victims.
Following the death of the consul, the French embassy in Cameroon announced that a joint investigation with the Cameroonian police is underway to elucidate the circumstances of this “tragic” event.
