The Archbishop of Bafia, Cameroon, Mgr Jean Marie Benoît Balla has reportedly taken his own life by jumping into the Sanaga River around the Ebebda Bridge in Cameroon.
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| Bishop Balla |
The Catholic community launched a
search for the clergyman after his Land Cruiser SUV with registration plate
number CE 9503V was found on the Ebebda bridge Wednesday afternoon- about 90km
from Yaounde .
A search of the vehicle revealed his ID
card, driver’s license and car documents.
However, a handwritten note on the
letter head of the diocese simply read “ Je suis dans l’ eau ” , which
translated into English as “ I am in the water” was also found in the car,
local news website , cameroon- info . net reported.
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| Documents found |
Naseri Paul Bea, Governor of the Centre
region, the Divisional Officer of the locality and other administrative
authorities were reported to have rushed to the scene with security forces.
The Divisional Officer, D. O, of Ebebda,
told our journalists that a Reverend Father informed him about the incident at
about 1pm.
“I immediately ran to the scene and saw for myself. The car is truly here on the bridge and the note the Bishop left suggests he jumped into the river”, said the DO.
“I immediately ran to the scene and saw for myself. The car is truly here on the bridge and the note the Bishop left suggests he jumped into the river”, said the DO.
He also said no damage had been done to
the car which indicates there was no violence.
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| The Scene |
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