Anglophone Crisis: UNHCR Employee Questioned By Her Hierarchy After Treating Anglophones As “Terrorists” On Social Networks

Nadine Njoya, an employee of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has just been asked to explain herself, after publishing a comment on her Facebook account, which is considered “hateful” by Internet users.

Indeed, according to information relayed by the site Inner City Press, on September 5, Nadine Njoya, wrote, following a post dealing with the Anglophone crisis: “They are real terrorists and they make the world believe that this is a popular movement. It is time to put in place a tougher crackdown, hoping that it calms a little these highwaymen and those who are lurking in the shadows “.

The international media quickly seized the information and the site Inner City Press called on the spokesman of the Secretary General of the UN, Stephane Dujarric on the subject. The newspaper reported that he returned the ball to the UNHCR, which, through its spokesperson Ms Fleming, provided the organization’s response on this issue.

Anglophone Crisis: UNHCR Employee Questioned By Her Hierarchy After Treating Anglophones As “Terrorists” On Social Networks

According to the latter, “the comments posted were not an official position of the UNHCR and were carried out legitimately by a member of our staff. Please note that this member has since deleted the message after understanding that it was inappropriate to do so and after receiving death threats. “

The UNHCR spokesperson also shared Nadine Njoya’s explanation with her hierarchy on the subject. “… I confirm that I made a comment on Tuesday 05/09 on my personal Facebook account. This comment was intended to give my opinion on the contents of certain leaflets carrying threat messages which are currently sent by persons unknown in my country Cameroon, “explains the Cameroonian

“You will notice that parents are warned not to send their children to school and these people clearly promise to kill the children who would be sent to school or anyone who does not comply with the slogan “ghost towns”. Therefore, my comment was to condemn the authors of these two pamphlets, “she says.

At the time of her comment, the UNHCR employee believed that the rights of Cameroonian children to safety, life and education were violated and that fear and terror were spread among the population. “It is unfortunate that my words have been removed from their context. I took note of your advice and be informed that I had to delete my Facebook account, “laments Nadine Njoya.

Now employed by UNHCR, Nadine Njoya studied at the Lycée d’Anguissa in Yaoundé and then the ENAM, a public administration branch. She was subsequently recruited by the United Nations. She previously worked in Southern Sudan, Greece, Gabon, before being appointed as the UNHCR Community Protection Officer in Geneva, Switzerland. Anglophone Crisis: UNHCR Employee Questioned By Her Hierarchy After Treating Anglophones As “Terrorists” On Social Networks.