afrol News, 1 April - As part of its crackdown on corruption, the government of Cameroon on Monday arrested and detained four top functionaries, including two former Ministers of Finance and Public Health, Polycarp Abah Abah and Urbain Olanguena Awono.

Other detained officials were Dr Feuzeu Maurice, former Permanent Secretary of the National AIDS Control Committee and Luc Etogo Mbezele, former Pay Master General of Yaoundé Central Treasury.

The former ministers lost their posts after a cabinet shake up on 7 September last year. The officials are believed to be currently detained at the Yaoundé Judicial Police Headquarters.

Believed to have been arrested and detained under President Biya's anti-corruption slogan, "Operation Sparrow Hawk", the officials are yet to be charged. The operation, first introduced in 2006, aims to combat official corruption, embezzlement and abuse of office in Cameroon.

The development was believed to have been spurred by the Vice Prime Minister, Amadou Ali dispelled the notion that the operation had wound up. He leaked the examination of up to 20 files relating to the operation.

But most people believed that the former officials investigations on the former officials had began immediately after their firing.

About 125 former ministers, directors general, mayors and lawmakers were reported to have been arrested.

Cameroon's special police operation force coordinated the officials' arrest before they were taken to Yaoundé Central Police Station for interrogation.

By staff writer

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