Ndom, Cameroons: the dilemma of a Bassa witchdoctor

“For what I am going to do will return and affect you, if ever, it turns out that, you were just speculating or was just out right lying. I will therefore advice you to go back and examine the facts and also talk things out with your wife. She is your wife and you can win her back”. The witchdoctor told the headmaster and concluded his presentation. But it seems the last speech or explanations from the witchdoctor, ignited inspiration within the headmaster and he replied to the witchdoctor: “my wife doesn’t even allow me talk to her any more, since she started going out with Nguelemedouga. And now, you are asking me to go and talk with her”. “How will I start?” The primary school headmaster asked the witchdoctor. “Whom are you really talking about?” The witchdoctor asked and he continued: “Is it the Sub District Officer of Nyanon that, I know and who is causing you all this anguish and pains?” The witchdoctor asked the headmaster in utter surprised. For the witchdoctor knew Nguelemedouga very well, because, he had for a short while officiated as one of the Nguelemedouga’s many witchdoctors.

Nguelemedouga has the habit of consulting many witchdoctors and spirit mediums in his search of mystical powers. But he never knew and could never I margined that Nguelemedouga who seem to love and admired his wife and do pummelled him throughout his many passages for demonic spiritual powers, with stories of his family and God, would get into an extra marital affair that may cause his life. Nguelemedouga besides his obsession for magical powers, seem an ideal husband. He always spoke about his wife and his children in particular about Risdoh. The witchdoctor of Ndom, whose father was also a witchdoctor, claimed to have prepared the amulets that helped Um Nyobe Ruben, the political and military leader of the Union of the People of Cameroon or UPC to elude the French and late President Ahamadou Ahidjo’s military campaigns, until he was betrayed by late Bishop Mongo, was now in a dilemma. What will he do to Nguelemedouga who was his former client, should the headmaster of Nyanon, his current client, asks him to kill him (Nguelemedouga)?