'He said he wanted to die' - Sister of Adenta building collapse victim speaks

A sister of the man whose building collapsed at Adenta-Kataman in the Adenta Municipality has shared an emotional account of her conversation with her brother in the aftermath of the tragedy.

On June 3, 2026, news of the collapse spread widely, confirming that one person trapped under the debris had died.

GhanaWeb visited the scene on June 4, 2026, to assess the situation and speak with affected relatives.

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According to the sister, who spoke exclusively to Victoria Kyei Baffour, her brother; who owns the building but was not inside at the time of the collapse, was left devastated by the loss of his wife.

She explained that when she called him after the incident, he sounded distraught and struggled to come to terms with the tragedy.

“When I called my brother this morning, he sounded uneasy. He told me, ‘your friend is gone,’ referring to his wife, who had been my close friend even before their marriage,” she said.

“In his grief, he said he wanted to die, but I reminded him that he could not leave the children behind. I consoled him and urged him to take it easy,” she added.

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Narrating further, she revealed that before the incident, her sister-in-law was in the room with her children and a cousin, while the rest of the family, including her brother, were elsewhere.

She added that in her attempt to save one of her children, her sister-in-law, who was pregnant at the time, tragically lost her life.

“This is a family house. Before the collapse, my sister-in-law was in the room with her children and one of my cousins, while the others were downstairs. They managed to escape because they noticed the collapse earlier,” she said.

“My sister-in-law tried to protect her first child by covering him, but unfortunately the building came down on her. Her son was pulled to safety,” she added.

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“I heard the incident happened around 6 p.m. The building has been here for about two years, but they only moved in a year and some months ago,” she noted.

“She was my best friend, so I am deeply saddened by this news. My brother’s car is still trapped inside, along with other valuable items,” the sister disclosed.

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