It shouldn't even be a laughing matter, but when I saw this news about Gabonese opposition leader, Guy Nzouba-Ndama, caught "like a rat on the highway" at the Congolese border, with around $2million in a suitcase, I let out a chuckle😭
When will African leaders change? The same people doing campaigns and posing to be a solution to the incumbent problem, that people have associated with injustices for a long time - are the same people stealing whenever they get the chance!
He's been placed under house arrest, five days after he was detained at the Congolese border. The arrest has been filmed and the opening of the suitcases posted on social media. I've included it below for your entertainment.
Nzouba-Ndama is a potential candidate in upcoming presidential elections, and he's now been charged with import controls and cooperation with a foreign power. His party (The Democrats) argue that the accusations are politically motivated.
Here's the video of the capture of the cash: