The director of Amplitude FM radio in Yaoundé and host of the program “Embouteillage” was kidnapped on Tuesday evening January 17 in the capital “ by hooded men said the Syndicate of Independent Journalists of Cameroon (SYNAJIC) the next day. The circumstances of his disappearance are still unclear.
According to Reporters Without Borders, the kidnapping took place on Tuesday evening, January 17, in front of the Nkol-Nkondi gendarmerie, in the suburbs of Yaoundé.
Around 8 p.m., a noise at the entrance to the station drew the attention of the police. The gendarmes discover the car of journalist Martinez Zogo, the damaged bodywork as if the driver had tried to push the gate. At the same time, they see a black vehicle moving away.
Since, “ the two telephones of the journalist are cut “, specifies the Network of the owners of press of Cameroon. A series of events that suggest a kidnapping.
In its press release, RSF condemns a “ brutal kidnapping “.
For its part, the government said: follow the situation with all the interest it deserves ” and ” instructions have been given so that all the light is shed on this case.
In recent weeks, on his show, Martinez Zogo, known for his “satirical tone” and his investigations, had accused high-ranking figures of embezzlement of public funds.