Cameroon: The Last Hours Of General Kodji Before Helicopter Crash

Cameroonians continue to mourn the passage of General Jacob Kodji and other officers who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday while fighting Boko Haram.

The army general, a colonel and two other officers fighting Boko Haram in the country’s far north were killed on Sunday while on duty. Authorities said it was an accident but an investigation has been opened.

General Jacob Kodji who was leading one of the operations against Boko Haram in the country’s far north was killed in the crash between Koudjiga and Madide localities in the district of Bogo in the far north.

Three other persons perished in the crash, including  colonel Nkameni Alphonse, the commander of the 4th military police region, said Cameroonian newspaper, L’Oeil du Sahel.