30/05/2026
Bamenda: A man identified as Agwa Richard was shot dead last Thursday night behind the Bamenda Regional Hospital mortuary,Bamenda II subdivision, family members and local residents told TEBECK TV BAMENDA .
Richard had left his home at Mulang Thursday to harvest plantains in Alahkoro, a locality in Mankon, according to relatives. Family sources say he was abducted by gunmen around 1 p.m. near a small market known for palm wine sales on the way to Alahkoro.
The family said they received no ransom demands or calls during the period he was missing. Relatives say Richard was tortured, with one of his hands broken.
Around 7:30 p.m., residents of Nitop, an area located behind the hospital mortuary, reported hearing gunshots. Witnesses said a man was brought to the area on a motorbike by armed men and shot multiple times. After the gunmen fled, locals transported him to Bamenda Regional Hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Richard’s wife had been trying to contact him that evening. After word spread of a shooting in the area, the family went to the hospital,Friday morning where they were directed to the mortuary and identified his remains.
The motive, and the circumstances surrounding the abduction and shooting remain under investigation.