Baltasar Engonga: Govt Files Fresh Lawsuit Against Equatorial Guinea Man, Details Emerge

Baltasar Engonga: Govt Files Fresh Lawsuit Against Equatorial Guinea Man, Details Emerge

  • The government of Equatorial Guinea has instituted a fresh legal action against Baltasar Engonga
  • The State Attorney General’s Office vowed to initiate a thorough investigation into Engonga's actions and to hold him and his accomplices involved in the scandal "accountable before the law"
  • The former finance boss' sex tape scandal scandal has raised serious questions about privacy, abuse of power, and ethics within Equatorial Guinea’s government

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The government of Equatorial Guinea has filed a lawsuit against Baltasar Engonga, the former director general of the country’s National Financial Investigation Agency, for alleged misconduct in connection with a sex tape scandal.

Baltasar Engonga dragged to court by Equatorial Guinea govt
Baltasar Engonga in fresh trouble as govt files lawsuit against him. Photo credit: @BaltasarEgonga_, Baltasar Engonga
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The government stated that the actions of the ex-anti-graft agency chief “violate the ethical and moral values of noble Equatorial Guinean society.”

The government made this known over the weekend through the minister of Information, Press, and Culture, Jerónimo Osa Osa, The Punch reported on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.

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In a public address covered by local media platform Ahora EG, the minister announced that the Equatorial Guinean government, through the State Attorney General’s Office, would initiate a thorough investigation into the acts committed by Baltasar Ebang Engonga.

Ahora EG reported:

“This decision comes after several videos went viral in which Ebang Engonga is seen having sexual relations with multiple women, some of whom are married.”

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Baltasar Engonga remanded in prison

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Engonga has been remanded in prison over the viral sex tapes.

The sex tapes were discovered during an impromptu search of Engonga’s home and office by ANIF officials over fraud allegations.

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The former senior government official was reportedly remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison after he was arrested for alleged fraud.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.