Murder At The Presbyterian Church Centre Bamenda

-         Suspected Driver At Large As Family ‘Smuggle’ Corpse From Mortuary

The legal battle as to who assassinated Rev. Kenji Zephaniah, pastor of the Presbyterian church, PC Ntamulung is yet to end; the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Rev Solomon Wara, the healing pastor of PC Ngomgham was also yet to die-down when a macabre incident was reported. Prof. Theodosa McMoli, Dean of the faculty of medicine at the Cameroon Christian University, was found dead in her house at the Ntamulung Presbyterian church centre compound. Police stormed her residence last Tuesday June 5, 2012 and break into it, only to find her speechless: tied and wrapped in her own bed sheet. The Rt Rev Dr. Festus Ambe Asana, PCC Moderator was aghast by the news, Chronicle learnt. Even Prof Emmanuel Chia, vice Chancellor of the University was dumbfounded. Yet, the prime suspect, whose nameChronicle got simply as Seydou (Sule) was still being hunted by the police. And even with the suspect yet to be arrested, family members left the South West, requesting the corpse. Some reports allege that Prof Mc Moli’s remains might have been transferred from the Bamenda regional hospital mortuary to Buea.

The murder sent shockwaves within the entire PCC family. As police hunt for the prime suspect, Chronicle gathered that the said Seydou was Prof Mc Moli’s driver. According to reports, Prof McMoli attended a late-night meeting at the main campus of the Christian University at Bali. She returned not transported back by her driver.

Chronicle gathered that Seydou was spotted with Prof McMoli’s Toyota Tercel, driving off the church centre with one other, after she had returned from the Bali conclave. Yet, no one could suspect what might have transpired. As Seydou droveout, he had since not returned with the car. By press time, police had not yet traced his whereabouts.

University authorities smelt a rat, Chronicle gathered, when the next day, (Wednesday) Prof McMoli was seen nowhere to continue the meeting. Even occupants of her secretariat became confused. Her car and driver too were not seen; her phone was not even going through. As suspicion heightened, Chronicle gathered that the police were alerted.

When policemen eventually stormed her residence, Chronicle was told that thanks to authorization of the state counsel, they ordered that the window be broken into. This was when they made their leeway into her bedroom and found her dead on her bed. Her legs and hands were tied before being wrapped in her bedspread and placed on her bed. The keys of her house had since been thrown through one of the windows back into the house.

Police and medical doctors are said to have examined her remains and ferried her to the mortuary as investigations ensued. The whereabouts of Seydou, her driver by press time was unknown. This is what Chronicle gathered, retarded the transportation of her corpse by family members from the South West, who came last Friday, merely for it.

Who killed Prof Theodosa McMoli is suspiciously her driver, Seydou. Yet, what was his reason? Was he sent? What was his grudge? These issues would only be deduced only when Seydou is arrested and questioned.

Prof Theodosa, McMoli was above 70 years. She retired as a lecturer at the University of Buea to become the pioneer dean of the faculty of medicine of the Cameroon Christian University, owned by the PCC. Apart from being the dean, Chronicle gathered that she taught embryology for year one and two students in medicine.