The destruction of the cross placed at the entrance of the cave on the
Ngock Lituba mountain (in Sanaga-Maritime, Cameroon) marks the beginning
of the activities of a fundamentalist movement that wants to return to
local religious traditions.
According to the Cameroonian newspaper "Le Messager" the establishment
of this movement called Mbog Bassa intends to eradicate all other
beliefs which do not belong to tradition.
The destruction of the Ngock Lituba cross (which means "pierced rock")
is a highly symbolic gesture, because this mountain is considered sacred
in the local tradition, and not everyone had enjoyed the erection of
the cross there.
According to the newspaper, the new movement intends to proceed in the
destruction of places of worship, such as churches and mosques. It then
intends to destroy all Western symbolism and replace them with local
ones.
Finally, according to "The Messager", the movement wants to attack the
Cameroonian Western-style educational system in order to question
philosophies and western science, religious freedom and the secular
State.