YAOUNDÉ — 2023 · Murder
Murder of Martinez Zogo
Martinez Zogo, a journalist who hosted the programme 'Embouteillage' on Amplitude FM in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé and frequently aired corruption allegations, was abducted on 17 January 2023 while trying to seek refuge at a gendarmerie post. His body was found outside the capital on 22 January 2023. The killing caused outrage in Cameroon and among international press freedom groups, and numerous people, including members of the intelligence service, were detained. The trial of 17 defendants opened at the Yaoundé military court in March 2024, but hearings have been repeatedly adjourned and it was still continuing in 2026.
- Date
- 2023
- Place
- Centre Region, Cameroon, Yaoundé, CM
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Under Investigation
- Coordinates
- 3.8700, 11.5200 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 17 January 2023Martinez Zogo was abducted in Yaoundé.
- 22 January 2023His body was found outside the capital.
- February 2023Numerous people, including security service members, were detained.
- 25 March 2024The trial of 17 defendants opened at the military court.
- 2026Hearings are ongoing.
Sources
- IPI — Justice call two years after murder of Martinez Zogo ipi.media ↗
- VOA Africa — Trial of murdered Cameroon journalist delayed voaafrica.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Martinez Zogo en.wikipedia.org ↗
- IPI
- VOA Africa
- Wikipedia
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