Martinez Zogo, a popular Cameroon radio journalist who had been missing following what a media rights group called an abduction is found dead, sparking an outpouring of support across the country
Social media has been awash with posts following Zogo's disappearance with Reporters Without Borders condemning"the brutal abduction of a journalist".
"I went to Ebogo early this morning where I saw and recognised the body of Martinez Zogo. The prosecutor's deputy was present and his wife was there to identify him," Amplitude FM radio editor in chief Charly Tchouemou told AFP news agency on Sunday. On the air, the 51-year-old regularly tackled cases of corruption, not hesitating to question important personalities by name. He had been missing since Tuesday.A large crowd gathered as Zogo's body was taken to the morgue of Yaounde central hospital for an autopsy, a member of the victim's family told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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