Cameroon: Man kills wife, attempts suicide in Mokolo

Mentchum Wambo, a teacher at the Mokolo High School has been killed by her husband in Mokolo, a town in the Far North Region of Cameroon.

The information was disclosed in a statement by the principal of the Mokolo High School.

“The Principal of the bilingual high school of Mokolo informs the educational community and public opinion of the murder of Mrs. Mentchum Wambo, PCT teacher in service at the bilingual high school of Mokolo by her husband on Wednesday, April 12, 2023,” the note read.

The school head went on to attribute the tragic incident to a dispute between the couple.

In the course of the dispute, the husband “slit the wife’s throat before stabbing himself.”

He was later taken to Maroua for treatment. His current condition is still unknown.

By Amina Hilda

Mimi Mefo Info (MMI)

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