The 25-year-old peacekeeper was found hanged in the Ayene neighborhood in the 4th sub-division of Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital.
The 2nd grade peacekeeper André Sodea Doua, age 25, was found dead on July 28. The young man allegedly killed himself, according to the first elements of the Judicial Police investigating this case, we learn from our colleagues from Mimi Mefo Info.
Instead of the macabre discovery, a letter was found on the young man by soldiers from Air Base 101 who discovered his remains at a mango tree in the Ayene district. According to the content of the letter, the deceased man in uniform asks forgiveness from his 23-year-old younger brother with whom he shared the same room in the Ekie district. He claims that he cannot survive with the trauma suffered in a war zone. André Sodea Doua was on duty at the CCGMI in Bamenda.
The psychological follow-up in question
According to the Judicial Police, in-depth investigations will be carried out to remove any ambiguity on the circumstances of this death. Graphological studies will be done to ensure that the victim is indeed the author of the letter and to identify any criminal possibility. The news of the death of young Sodea Doua reminds us of the need for psychological monitoring of law enforcement forces engaged in conflict zones where they are regularly victims of multiple traumas.
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