Found guilty of forgery on July 8, 2022, Maître Happi Julienne Marie Claude and Afriland First Bank were jointly and severally sentenced to heavy financial penalties against a client.

After giving the defendants extenuating circumstances, the court in charge of the case ordered them to pay 170 million francs in damages jointly and severally. ; ready. Having lost his sumptuous villa in the Bastos district of Yaoundé, the client, Mr. Alhadji Aboubacar Saïdou, said he was satisfied with this decision. The lawsuit pitted him against Maître Happi Juliette, a notary, and Afriland First Bank, who were sued for forgery and use of forgery in public and authentic coaction documents. They must also pay 8.6 million francs in court costs to the public treasury. The notary declared to be on the run is sentenced to 5 years in prison. This is in fact a conspiracy in which Me Happi Julienne and Afriland First Bank allegedly colluded to deprive Mr. Alhadji Aboubacar Saïdou, a businessman resident in Saudi Arabia, of his building.