Policeman at Kulungungu dies on duty

Bawku (UE) March 3, GNA-A Police Constable, Philip

Darko, stationed at Pusiga near Bawku was on Sunday found

dead in Kulungungu also near Bawku in the Upper East

Region. He was found dead on Sunday morning, February 27th

near his tent where he performed his official duty the previous

night with his colleagues. Police Superintendent Samuel Kwaku Alordey, in charge of

the Bawku Municipality, on Thursday confirmed this in an

interview with the Ghana News Agency. According to Superintendent Alordey, the cause of

constable Darko's death had not yet been established, but

post mortem and other investigations were ongoing. Superintendent Alordey noted that before his death, Darko

was a hardworking police man who performed his duties

diligently. The Bawku Municipal Police commander, Assistant

Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kweku Boadu-Pepprah, noted

that the police do not suspect any foul play. ACP Boadu-Pepprah called on the police personnel on the

ground not to be traumatized by the incident but should see it

as one of the work hazards. He urged them all to work hard

for the good image of the service. Meanwhile, the corpse has been deposited at the

Bolgatanga mortuary.