A few days ago, rumours circulating the internet suggests that Chief Sokoudjou is dead. The source of this fake news claimed to have received the message of the chief’s death from a notable in the Bamendjou chiefdom. Several social media post about his death are now deleted.

April 22, the chief took to his social media page to lay rest to the rumours about him passing away.

“only the ancestors will determine when to send him home because he still has a task to perform on earth”, Chief Sokoudjou of Bamendjou

He went further to say when it’s his time to die he would not without telling his closest confidants. For those who wish him death, he will live long enough to bury them.

Biography

Chief Fo’o Jean-Rameau Sokoudjou, who was born in 1940, recently marked his 94th birthday with joy and gratitude. He is the ruler of the Bamendjou people, one of the Bamileke ethnic groups in Cameroon. He ascended to the throne on December 26, 1953, after the death of his father. Chief Sokouodjou was only 13 years old when he faced the challenge of becoming a leader and a protector of his people’s traditions and values.

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