PRESS FREEDOM: HUSH MONEY PROMISED JOURNALISTS TO COVER MARTINEZ ZOGO'S MURDER

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• February 10, 2023

Hush money offered to journalist, confirms high-level attempts to cover up Martinez Zogo’s murder.

Well diving deeper into this case.

Amougou Belinga has reportedly denied his involvement in the journalist’s murder, although a testimony by one of the suspects, Justin Danwe, directly linked him to the killing.Like we told you, the media billionaire was arrested Tuesday, alongside two of his close associates, including his father-in-law Raymond Etoundi Nsoe and employee Bruno Bidkang. That’s all we have for now on the arrested suspects. But going further into these journalists bullying and silencing. Renowned whistleblower and journalist, JP Remy Ngono recounts how he was offered 70 million FCFA (an equivalent of $114600) to stop talking about the murder case of Martinez Zogo.

Just when the voices of everyone asking for justice is peaking through. Remy Ngono got a message from an unknown person through WhatsApp, asking him to stop his campaign against Amougou Belinga, who is being held and questioned by Gendarmerie officials about the brutal killing of Zogo. Remy Ngono took time to show that top Cameroonian officials were involved in the plot to kill Zogo, from the time he was taken hostage until his death. “We will get hold of your informants in Cameroon one by one since you have turned down the offer… You will also lose your Facebook and YouTube accounts,” the unnamed individual said. Remy Ngono who is based in France has received countless threats from the Yaounde regime for constantly exposing government loopholes and societal ills.

This just goes a long way to show that the corruption in Lrc is on the rise on a daily basis, not only do they kill honest journalists, who tell the truth, but also try to shut others up for trying to find out and reveal the perpetrators of the grievous act.