Death of Kenyang Priest: Gov’t Gives Clarifications

Minister Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of Defense informs that: In the afternoon of Wednesday November 21, 2018 at about 3: 30pm, some unidentified gunmen dressed in combat outfit with the help of a vehicle in front of the Kembong chapel, a rural agglomeration situated some 20 kilometres away from the Eyumedjock Division, Manyu Sub-Division opened fire indiscriminately. It is in the course of the action that a priest by name Cosmas ONDORE OBOTO of Kenyan nationality, aged 33 years residing at Kembong died after receiving several bullets. His mortal remain was taken to the Mamfe Annex Regional Hospital mortuary. This incident was not reported early enough to Administrative and Military authorities only on the morning of November 22, 2018, thus compromising a prompt operation as usual. An in-depth investigation was immediately opened following this regrettable incident. The preliminary investigation reveals that the authors of this criminal act did this in a guise to discredit the Defense and Security Forces as the secessionist activist, Eric Tataw based in the United States of America promised through an order to ...