Farmer commits suicide after church service

A 40-year-old farmer identified as Kofi Annan has committed suicide at Esaman, a suburb of Elmina in the Central Region.

The deceased is said to have woken up at dawn on Friday, April 7,  2023, and hanged himself with a rope in his room.

According to the neighbours of the deceased, Kofi Annan was fond of saying he’ll one day kill himself.

And he eventually carried it out on Good Friday, a day marked by Christians to signify the death of Jesus Christ.

Close sources revealed that he was looking fit when they saw him going to church on Thursday evening [April 6, 2023]  and showed no sign that he had any problem.

“We saw him Thursday evening together with the children and even saw him earlier in the morning going for his regular farming, so his death is a shock to us. On Good Friday dawn, we heard a noise from his house around 2:00 am after he returned from church, and when we got there, we found him hanging on a rope in his bedroom,” a neighbour said.

Personnel from the Komenda Edina Eguafo District Police Command proceeded to the scene and conveyed the body to the morgue.

Meanwhile, investigations have commenced.