A/R: Police officer who died in fire with family laid to rest

Senior Officers from the Ghana Police Service, relatives, and the Police fraternity travelled to Adomfe in the Asanti Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region to bid farewell to a police officer who died with his family in a fire outbreak.

The late police officer who was attached to the Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ashanti Command, 35-year-old Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi was buried in his hometown on Saturday, January 28, 2023.

The late officer and his family perished after fire gutted a police apartment at Apromase on January 16, 2023.

Relatives and colleagues of the late police officer and his wife broke down in tears when their remains were being taken to the cemetery at Adomfe.

The coffin of the late police officer was draped in a Ghana Police Service flag with a service cap placed on it.

Both coffins were escorted by Senior Police Officers in a procession and a final gun salute at the cemetery to honour the late officer.

Colleagues of the late police officer described him as hardworking and a committed member of the service.