EXCLUSIVE: Norwegian Court Documents Expose Ayaba Cho’s Lavish Lifestyle and his Status as Jobless
“How can a jobless man own a $600,000 home and relocate his entire family to the UK?”
The recent revelations from a Norwegian courtroom have struck a devastating blow to the credibility of the AGOVC (Ambazonia Governing Council) and its controversial leader, Ayaba Cho Lucas. In a stunning admission recorded in official court documents, the Oslo District Court confirmed that Ayaba Cho was unemployed at the time of his arrest and had no fixed source of income yet somehow, he had purchased a luxurious home worth 6.4 million NOK (approximately $600,000 USD) in Norway and was planning to relocate his entire family to the United Kingdom, where he reportedly holds residency.
This revelation raises critical, uncomfortable questions: Where did the money come from? How does a jobless man afford international relocation and high-end property? And why has there been no financial transparency in the AGOVC?
The Money Trail That Exposes a Cartel
For years, the Ambazonian diaspora and supporters around the world have raised millions of dollars to support what they believed was a fight for liberation. AGOVC leaders appealed for donations, claiming the funds would go toward defense, humanitarian aid, and the freedom of the Anglophone people of Cameroon.
Instead, the Norwegian court files have now given voice to long-held suspicions: these funds were likely misappropriated and used to enrich AGOVC leaders, particularly Ayaba Cho.
But the evidence doesn’t stop at court documents.
According to trusted insider sources, one of AGOVC’s top field commanders in Bamenda, General JC, was recently killed while living in a luxurious hotel, which is allegedly owned by Ayaba Cho himself. Further investigations uncovered that General JC was also building a multi-million franc apartment complex in Bamenda — a staggering development for someone with no legitimate public salary.
In leaked audios recovered from JC’s phone, conversations were heard between him and Julius Nyih, the vice president of AGOVC, discussing a supposed budget allocated to hire Biafran fighters to secure the Ambazonian border. The border closure was publicly announced but never happened. When contacted, multiple Biafran sources confirmed: they never received any funds. Yet, Julius Nyih had submitted expenditure claims to AGOVC — a clear indication that money raised for war was being quietly siphoned away.
Attacks Against Truth, Not the Oppressors
The depth of this betrayal becomes even clearer when we look at who AGOVC has really targeted during this conflict.
ADF parliamentarian when they where protesting in Parliament
Senator Henry Kemende, a human rights lawyer and elected official who dared speak truth, was assassinated. His vehicle was later found at an ADF camp.
Opposition leader John Fru Ndi, a peaceful advocate, was kidnapped and harassed by AGOVC-linked fighters.
Capo Daniel — myself — have had my family home burned, my character maligned, and my life threatened. Why? Because I call for peace. Because I push the Peace Plant Paper (PPP) — a real solution to end the war. And because I expose their corruption.
Meanwhile, CPDM government elites, the supposed enemies of the AGOVC, remain completely untouched. CPDM meetings are not even targeted with lockdowns
No AGOVC operation has ever been launched against the homes of powerful regime officials. No minister has been abducted. No military compound has been overrun.
This pattern is impossible to ignore: AGOVC doesn’t fight the regime. It fights the truth. It fights the enemies of the regime
AGOVC’s Business Model: War for Profit
It’s now clear that AGOVC’s real business is not liberation — it is instability. Their tactics reflect that of a criminal cartel: Kidnapping for ransom disguised as “liberation tax.” Fuel smuggling and illicit border control operations. Destruction of ancestral palaces, while ignoring military targets.
The AGOVC Extortion of local populations, not liberation of them Despite all their rhetoric, AGOVC has failed to achieve any tangible military gains. What they have built instead is a shadow economy based on war, with leaders growing wealthier as the people grow poorer.
And yet, the Cameroon government has made no attempt to extradite Ayaba Cho, even after credible reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch documenting ADF war crimes, including: Public executions to tag the struggle from Kondengui talks , Swiss talks to the Canadian talks
Why the silence? Could it be that Ayaba’s war serves the regime’s interests too?
Sabotaging Peace at All Costs
Today, AGOVC’s latest mission is to attack the Peace Plant Paper (PPP) the one and only grassroots proposal widely accepted as a path to end the war. Why? Because peace would mean the end of their empire. The end of extortion. The end of manipulation.
Every time a peace initiative emerges, AGOVC sabotages it.
Every time a new leader stands up for the people, AGOVC targets them. And every time a voice speaks truth — whether it’s mine, or Fru Ndi’s, or Kemende’s — AGOVC responds with silence, slander, or a bullet.
The People Must See the Mafia Behind the Mask
The Norwegian court documents have done more than just expose Ayaba Cho’s hidden wealth — they’ve pulled the curtain on an entire syndicate of lies, blood, and betrayal. They confirm what many of us have warned for years: AGOVC is not a liberation movement. It is a criminal network.
The time has come for the Anglophone people — at home and abroad — to open their eyes. This war is being prolonged deliberately by men who profit from every bullet fired and every child kidnapped. They are not liberators. They are businessmen. And their currency is the blood of our people.
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