Samuel Wazizi
Year: 2019
Nationality: Cameroon
Killed by: Military Officials
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Press organization: Chillen Muzik TV
What's Samuel Wazizi's story?
News anchor and camera operator Samuel Wazizi, whose legal name was Samuel Ajiekha Abuwe, died in government custody in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, on August 17, 2019, according to a statement released on June 5, 2020, by the Cameroonian military, which CPJ reviewed. He had been arrested two weeks earlier in relation to his reporting. The precise circumstances and location of his death, which was not announced until 10 months later, are unknown.
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