The government of Equatorial Guinea has launched an extensive investigation following the release of explicit videos allegedly involving high-ranking official Baltasar Engonga.
Engonga, who serves as the Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency, reportedly recorded numerous encounters with various women, including the wives of prominent government figures.
The scandal, which emerged from a separate fraud investigation, has sparked intense public outrage and led authorities to implement strict measures across government offices.
In response, Vice President Teodoro Mangue announced the immediate installation of surveillance cameras in all judicial and ministerial buildings to deter “indecent and illicit acts” within official premises.
The government also suspended officials involved in the scandal and warned of further disciplinary actions.
“Among the decisions taken are the suspension of employment of the officials who appear in the homemade adult videos circulating on the networks, severe measures for the members assigned to the surveillance of the inmates for not fulfilling their duties and allowing such acts, as well as the reinforcement of security in all judicial offices in the country; in addition to the installation of surveillance cameras in the judicial and ministerial offices,” the statement said.
“The Executive has made this decision in the wake of the sexual videos that have gone viral on social media in recent days, which have denigrated the image of the country.
“And in order to correct this bad behaviour of some officials of the public and judicial administration of Equatorial Guinea, the Vice President of the Republic, concerned about this situation, has urgently summoned the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, the Attorney General of the Republic, and several members of the government headed by the Prime Minister, to adopt strategies to stop this type of behaviour and thus propose preventive measures,” it added.
The incident began when ANIF officials, investigating fraud allegations against Engonga, uncovered over 400 homemade adult videos in his office and home.
The videos allegedly depict encounters with numerous high-profile individuals, including close family members of top officials, making this one of the most significant scandals in the country’s history.
