That his name was inscribed in the national bordereau of the FENASCO games
league ‘A’ slated from the 1st to the 8th of April 2017 in Buea.
That before then, he had been invited to animate the Regional Finals for the Littoral
in Yabassi from the 30th -31st of March 2017.
That while in Buea, in the course of animating in the coca cola podium, he called
six athletes amongst whom Kone Ponke to dance. That as they danced, three were later
selected and at the end, Kone Ponke emerged as winner.
That the first three had a coca cola T-Shirt, a coca-cola cap and a coca-cola drink,
for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.
That at the end of the competition, Kona approached him and told him that he had
seen him in Yabassi; that he was in Buea with his sister and was lodged at GTHS Molyko.
That Ponke told him that he was very hungry and because he the accused did not have
any money at the time, he sent the said Kone Ponke to the nutritionist. That the latter came
back in the evening to thank him and to inform him that he had been employed in the
kitchen to wash plates.
That from then on, the little boy became close to his six dancers, and was always
in their company. That the young Kone and his dancers usually came to his hotel.
That on the 07th of April 2017, after the men’s finals, he and his dancers were
invited to one cabaret (dream lodge) at Molyko. That Kone was with them.
That he animated uptill 2 am and when he came out, his dancers were all gone but
Kone Ponke was still there waiting for him.
That elements of the police took them to their station for questioning. That he was
kept in the police cell from the 07th to the 11th of April 2017 because the young boy was
found in his company at a very later hour.
That on the 12th of April 2017, the parents of Kone Ponke came to the station. That
he gave his statement in English and then signed. That same day, he was taken to the State
Counsel’s chambers.
Under cross examination by the Learned State Counsel, he stated that during
preliminary investigation, he made his statement in English and later signed. He was
shown his statement, which he confirmed to be his but added that he was under pressure
at the time.
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