The residence of the Minister in charge of  Special duties at the Presidency joseph Dion Ngute has been razed to ashes by unidentified gunmen, sources have said.

The residence was brought down in his native Bobongo, Ekondo Titi sub division in the Ndian division of the South West region of Cameroon as the armed men set hours on the house in the early hours of Thursday before taking off.

Arsons have been a familiar theme since the crisis in the North West and South West regions escalated ver a year ago.

This is the second time Joseph Dion Ngute, paramount ruler of the Barombi tribe, is on the receiving end since the crisis started.

Joseph Dion Ngute and delegation were attacked at the Cameroonian embassy in South Africa on August 6 2017 as they were sent on a mission to dialogue with Cameroonians in that part of the world on possible solutions to solve the crisis out of the country.