Death of Mayor Ekema Patrick: Checking authenticity of story published online about autopsy results

After the death of the Mayor of Buea, Patrick Ekema, a story on his autopsy results was put up by a certain Marline Eko Nalowa, claiming to work for Cameroon Tribune yet the national daily denied knowing her.

On Monday October 28, 2019, an article appeared on Facebook saying the deceased Mayor of Buea, was poisoned.

The title read, “Ekema Patrick may have been poisoned with Botox, autopsy test show.”

The article had as byliner, Marline Eko Nalowa and Cameroon Tribune beside her name.

On October 29, 2019, the Director General of SOPECAM, the body in charge of Cameroon Tribune, Marie Claire Nnana published a disclaimer indicating that Marline Eko Nalowa is not part of her staff.

 

Who is Marline Eko Nalowa?

Search engines do not reveal anything about the existence of anyone by name Marline Eko Nalowa.

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and even Google do not have any information on that name.

In the meantime some Cameroonians are still wondering who Marline Eko Nalowa is and the source of her story.

Eleanor Ayuketah Ngochi

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