Armed members of the SCNC took over the Buea radio station in Southwest Province on the night of 30 December 1999 and in the early hours of 31 December broadcast a tape of a proclamation of independence read by Judge Ebong Frederick Alobwede.
Membros armados do SCNC tomaron o control da estación de radio de Buea na noite do 30 de decembro de 1999 e nas primeiras horas do 31 de decembro emitiron unha proclamación de independencia lida por Judge Ebong Frederick Alobwede.