Drowning in the waters of an artificial lake in the village of Dogba, about twenty kilometres from Maroua.
Late on Friday afternoon, 30 August 2024, emergency services from the 401st Fire Company in Maroua were alerted to a teenager aged around 14 who had gone missing in the waters of an artificial lake in Dogba, a village around twenty kilometres from Maroua, while swimming with his friends.