Cipriano Nguema Mba

Cipriano Nguema Mba Mitogo is an Equatorial Guinean politician and military leader .

Biography

As the lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea and nephew of the president,Teodoro Obiang, he utilized his Belgian passport to take political asylum in Cameroon in 2003. In September 2008 he was kidnapped by the ambassador of Equatorial Guinea in Cameroon, Florencio Mayé Elá, and sent to Equatorial Guinea. ^{[1] [2]}

Following his escape from a prison in Evinayong in October 2010, he fled once again to Cameroon, where he was detained for the second time. ^[3] He was later able to flee the country and take political refuge in Belgium. During a visit to the capital of Nigeria, Abuya, he was kidnapped again on December 14th, 2013 and was sent to Equatorial Guinea. In September 2014 charges of attempted coup were brought against him and he was sentenced to 27 years in prison. ^[4]

Nguema Nba was released in October 2018 on a presidential pardon. ^[5] In March 2019, he returned to Belgium to reunite with his family. ^[6]

References

1. Press, Europa (2008-10-27). "Guinea Ec.- El embajador en Yaundé admite que Malabo ordenó capturar al "peligroso traficante" Cipriano Nguema Mba". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
2. "Bonaberi.com : Florencio Maye Ela Mangue persona non grata au Cameroun". Bonaberi.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
3. Press, Europa (2010-10-26). "Detienen en Camerún a un sobrino de Obiang que había huido de la cárcel". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
4. "VP/HR — Secuestro y detención de Cipriano Nguema Mba". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
5. "Ponen en libertad a 55 de los 81 presos indultados hace once días. Ninguno de ellos es de CI. Agencia France Press | asodeguesegundaetapa.org" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
6. ""Cipri" en el exilio de nuevo y Cándido Nkogo oído en declaración". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2026-01-25.