Communication Minister condemns killing of Bamenda-based journalist, vows perpetrators must pay

The Minister of Communication, Rene Emmanuel Sadi, has condemned the killing of Anye Nde Nsoh, a young multimedia journalist who was shot dead by Ambazonia separatists in Bamenda on Sunday.

In a communique released Thursday, May 11, the Minister said Government has launched investigations to get those responsible to pay for the crime.

The Minister’s communique comes four days after separatist fighters fired a bullet into Anye’s left chest at a drinking spot in Ntarikon, Bamenda.

He died at the spot and, two days later, one of the diaspora-based separatist leaders, Capo Daniel, admitted his fighters’ responsibility for the crime.

Describing the act as “heinous”, Minister Emmanuel Sadi said, “Investigations have been launched, which will make it possible to find the perpetrators of this crime so that they can answer for it before the courts”.

He also consoled with journalists and Anye’s family, and affirmed the government’s commitment to see that journalism thrives hitch-free in the country.

A day after Anye Nsoh was killed, a similar release from the Senior Divisional Officer for Mezam Division, Simon Emile Mooh, also promised his killers will be brought to justice.

Journalists in Bamenda have also staged protests calling for justice for the young, promising reporter, who died leaving behind a newly-wedded wife and an 11-month-old child.

The journalists also dismissed Capo Daniel’s statement that Anye’s killing was unintended and was a case of mistaken identity.

He is among journalists who have been targeted or mistakenly victimised by separatists and security and defence forces during the ongoing armed conflict in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions.

Many journalists who spoke to MMI earlier this week said the safety of journalists in Cameroon is not guaranteed any longer and they do not know who will be the next target, after Samuel Wazizi, Martinez Zogo and now Anye Nde Nsoh.