Cameroonian Soldier Kills Himself in B.I.R. Camp

According to credible sources, a Cameroonian soldier has shot himself dead at a B.I.R. camp in Salak, Maroua in the Far North region of Cameroon.

Corporal Awalou Zanmine, committed suicide on Wednesday, June 27, as he fired a bullet to his head. TCR gathered that he used his colleague’s gun to shoot himself.

Sources close to the deceased said that he suffered from psychological disorders. This had already caused him to try to end his life a few weeks earlier as he attempted to cut open his throat with the use of a knife but did not succeed thanks to the intervention of someone.

So, last Wednesday, Awalou Zanmine took advantage of a moment of lack of concentration on him from his friends to pick up a gun and fire a shot at himself.

TCR gathered that Corporal Awalou Zanmine's mental problems were known to his superiors at the Salak base in the Far North region. The mental problems were further aggravated by a large consumption of tramadol commonly referred to as “tramol”.

His death has added to the number of deaths of soldiers that have died in Maroua, a city hit by atrocities of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

By a Correspondent