Another Baobab Has Fallen! General Mambou Deffo is No More

                              Photo credit: camer.be

So sorry to have been announcing so many obituaries of late, and I'm now announcing yet another one. Cameroonians are still coming to terms with the death of Mme Françoise Foning yesterday Friday Jan. 23, 2015, and they are being hit with the death of another heavy weight. General Mambou Deffo died today Saturday January 24, 2015, at the National Social Insurance Hospital in Yaounde, following cardiac failure.

The rumor mill was abuzz this morning, alas it is true.

Appointed Inspector General of the National Gendarmerie, General Mambou Deffo was constantly at the forefront of the Road Safety Campaign, which I have had the opportunity to cover several times. I can tell you first hand that he was devoted to this crusade to keep our roads safe.

 May his soul rest in peace.

The late General in action during Road Safety Campaign