On the morning of june 12 2026, a man named Johann Adriel Sitchom Kuate arrived at the headquarters of Cameroon’s national broadcaster in Yaoundé’s Nlongkak district. He carried documents he claimed had been signed by the president, including what appeared to be a decree appointing a vice-president of the republic.

Routine procedure for such announcements would require the text to be read on air for public dissemination. Staff at the broadcaster, however, grew suspicious at the unusual presentation and immediately escalated the matter to senior officials.

A quick verification confirmed the documents were forged. The name listed on the decree matched that of Johann Adriel Sitchom Kuate himself, a detail that raised red flags. Further checks revealed the president, who had been in Geneva since june 7, had not issued any such decree.

What had initially seemed like the impulsive act of a lone individual has now been recast as a deliberate attempt to undermine state authority. Authorities have since filed charges against Kuate for attempting to compromise national security.