The Gendarmerie Nationale and the National Police of Cameroon were founded in 1928 during French rule. They are responsible for civilian law enforcement in Cameroon.
References
Further reading World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004. World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, second edition, 2006 by Gale. Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005. Cameroon - Gendarmerie Nationale - GlobalSecurity.org