By Bayero Ade
The Supreme Court of Equatorial Guinea has acquitted Baltasar Engonga, former Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), of all misconduct charges linked to explicit videos that surfaced on social media.
In its ruling, the court concluded that the relationships depicted in the videos were consensual, with no evidence of coercion, abuse of power, or assault.
The controversy stemmed from footage showing Engonga in intimate encounters with multiple women, some of which were allegedly recorded in his office. One of the women involved, described as light-skinned and married, claimed that while some recordings were consensual and later deleted, others were made without her consent. She expressed regret over the videos’ public exposure, emphasizing that they were never meant to be shared.
Although the court’s decision marks the end of the legal case, the incident has ignited widespread discussions in Equatorial Guinea about privacy, consent, and the ethical challenges posed by the sharing of personal content in the digital age.
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