Was CDC accountant killed?

Weeks after the controversial death of an accountant with the Cameroon Development Corporation, Minang Samuel, tongues are still wagging as to how he may have died or what may have caused his death.

Minang Samuel, who worked with the CDC at Boa Plains in Ndian Division, is reported to have been attending a seminar in Limbe.

On that fateful day, Monday, January 12 he is reported to be returning to the seminar ground when his Honda Accord car was spotted in flames with him seated in the driver’s seat.

All attempts to get him out of the care proved futile as the glass of the car were all winded up and the car locked from inside.

It was only after the car had burnt to near finish that his charred remains were viewed by onlookers and security officials who ran to the scene.

The State Council, the Government Delegate to the Limbe City Council, Medical experts and security officers were prompt to the scene.

His charred remains and skeleton of chest bone were rushed to the New Town Cemetery were it was disposed off in the presence of family members and security officials.

No official police report is out to explain the cause of either the incident or any clear account given by those who posed to be eyewitnesses to the action.

A version holds that he was seen with a gallon of fuel entering his car before the explosion, alleging that he set himself ablaze and decided to wind up so nobody could rescue him since he was discovered with his seat belt on.

Those working along the road side narrate how they saw the car stopped and a man went out of the car, opened the bonnet of the car, playing with tubes and latter on they saw flames, alleging that he was killed.

This version seems to be leading the investigation since it has many other unanswered questions; the key of the car were nowhere to spotted, the driver seat was broken and the deceased never made any attempt to escape the heat from the flames which were burning from within.

Proponents of this school of thought hold firmly that, Fai as he was fondly called was killed before the car was set ablaze.

Another purported eyewitness said the car had two people inside but was shocked that only one person was seen in the car during the incident, alleging that he must have been killed and set ablaze by someone who later left unnoticed.

Others opined that the accountant may have been duped and felt that the better way was to take away his own life.

Those who believe in supernatural forces say it may be what is popularly known as ‘Nyongo’ that has pushed the man to his end on the highway.

Mourners who gathered at his Mile Four SAMCO quarters, recounts that Minang Samuel was a good man who would not even hurt a fly.

They wonder what should be happening while they keep their fingers cross to see what police investigation would reveal.

A close family member even told this Reporter that the end of the matter is far from near as they are going to stop at nothing to trace the truth going as far back as to the village and that woe betide anyone or group of people who are responsible for this unfortunate happening, alleging that their ancestors have never committed suicide.