Samuel Wazizi

Samuel Wazizi (legal name Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe), is a Cameroonian broadcast journalist in Buea, who died in military detention after being arrested in August 2019 for covering the Anglophone crisis.

Career He was a cameraman and presenter of a show at Chillen Music Television, a private English-language regional channel in the city of Buea, Cameroon Southwest Region.

Arrest Wazizi was arrested by the 31st Motorized Infantry Battalion (BIM) in Buea, Southwest Region, on August 2, 2019. He is suspected of collaboration and intelligence with secessionists and terrorists. He is accused of collaborating with these paratroopers and also suspected of giving information to separatists. He is then held incommunicado and eventually transported to Yaoundé.

Death Suspicions about his disappearance arose when, despite being thought to be in custody, he failed to appear at the May 28, 2020, court hearing for his trial. Since his disappearance ten months ago, his relatives have had no news of him.

Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Cédrick Noufele of Equinoxe Television declares" Following the journalist's secret arrest and the complete lack of news, Equinoxe TV exclusively reports Samuel Wazizi has died. According to sources close to the upper military hierarchy, after his detention in Buea, he underwent mistreatment to the point where his health worsened.