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At least two dozen opposition protestors were arrested on Saturday in Cameroon for staging a peaceful demo against the re-election of President Paul Biya.

The arrests come after the Cameroonian government on Friday banned all protests and public demonstrations after the Constitutional Council declared Biya President on Tuesday.

Territorial administration minister Paul Atanga Nji said among the arrested is a lawyer who represented opposition candidate Maurice Kamto who had declared himself the winner of the October 7 poll.

Biya won the election with 71 percent of the votes compared to Kamto’s 14 percent.

Hundreds gathered Saturday and promised to continue demonstrations until Biya, who has led since 1982, leaves power.