Conversation with the witchdoctor of Ndom

As the forces of good and evil were fighting in his conscience (witchdoctor of Ndom), the image of the White French expatriate, who took away his beautiful wife resurfaced. He immediately told the headmaster: “that is how those well educated people: black or white, especially, those who have political or any power, do act. Look here! I had a similar problem not long ago. It was with a French White man, who came here to teach us agriculture, as though, since our ancestors came from Israel, we had been waiting for a white Frenchman to come and teach us how to grow crops to feed ourselves. I don’t believe in the bible, but, the attitude of that, Whiteman, was akin to those of black people who like him, and had a little bit of influence or power. It was that White man’s attitude that made me to believe that, the bible was the inspiration of God. Well, I prefer only one verse in the bible. It is that of Acts 10:35, which say: “God is not partial.” “Well, I don’t want to call God’s name, for it might spoil my business. Coming back to the White French big man, he came here, as he claimed, to teach us agriculture as if we do not know anything. But that wasn’t my problem because since the French gave political power to the Muslims in French-speaking Cameroon in 1960 and the Muslim decided to give that power to our former slaves, who are the Betis, I must remind you that, I don’t care about whatever that happens or takes place in this country. My only problem is that, no member of the illegal regime in this country should touch a log of my hair or that of any member of my family”. The witchdoctor of Ndom continued: “But the arrogant White man did exactly what I and my ancestors won’t tolerate. For instead of focusing on teaching his agricultural lessons, he abandoned his agriculture and began organising sporting activities here and there”. He quipped: “Was that his mission here?” He responded to his question himself: “I don’t think so.” And he continued: “Don’t we have sports professionals here?”

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)?

The revenge of the Primary school head master

What happened to Nguelemedouga at the party organised by Cappolytree to celebrate his parliamentary victory was a warning that he ignored. He kept going out with the wife of the headmaster of the primary school of Nyanon. The cheated headmaster could not do anything to stop his wife from continuing her amorous affair with Nguelemedouga. And the headmaster decided that, the ultimate solution to end the humiliation was to kill Nguelemedouga, the insolent representative of the state. But how will the headmaster carry out his revenge? Will he use his machete or will he use his hunting gun to gun down Nguelemedouga in broad daylight like a game? Or will he employ mystical means? If yes, will it work on Nguelemedouga, a man who had many amulets and who also consulted regularly a number of juju priests and witch doctors? The headmaster had made up his mind and he decided to go and consult a witch doctor who was residing at Ndom. He and the witch doctor had the same problem. The witch doctor had a very beautiful wife, who was loved and admired by several top ranking civil servants posted to work in Ndom. But his wife left him for white French agricultural technician posted to the Sanaga maritime division and had a stint in Ndom and the only thing he could take away as souvenir was the wife of the witch doctor.