This script was developed over decades by King Ibrahim Njoya. As a result, it falls under several different types and has had over 100 different glyphs. This writing system fell out of disuse due to Bagum (Eghap) people's lack of access to widespread education and Bagam script printing presses. Furthermore, as a result of colonialization in the area by the French, British, and Germans, King Njoya moved his people towards learning the Latin script used by the other nations. Researchers from aforementioned nations undervalued this script as well, resulting in the script being uninvestigated by linguists until the late 20th century.
Currently, there is an effort to revitalize the script in the Eghap community, however, it is still not widely used.