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By James Amoh Jnr, RNG
Sakumono
(Tema), April 21, GNA – Mr. Ringo Cbad Akurugu Azumah, Judge at the Supreme Court who has
was fired from his post, was found dead in his home in Sakumono Estates,
Tema, Friday.
Neighbors
believe that he died about a week ago because of the near-decomposition of his body.
The police had
to force his door open after reports of foul odor in his hermitage.
A resident who
sells bags a few meters from his apartment, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that
on Friday, April 19 around 1 pm he saw a liquid flow from the last
floor of the apartment where the deceased lived alone.
He said the
pungent odor of oozing, accompanied by a putrid odor.
undeniable of that of a rotting animal.
corroborant
his request, a sanitation officer, who had previously knocked on the door of the
deceased to collect his monthly fee, but heard no reply after several
unusual attempts on the part of the occupier, explained that "the overwhelming smell
emanating from this particular entry has alarmed me mainly because the
the man lived alone in the house and his car was parked outside. "
He said, "I
went quickly to the police station, a few meters from the apartment, to make a
official complaint of my suspicions ".
Another
resident who pleaded anonymity, addressing the NLG on the spot, stated
shock at the pbadage of the judge, who, he said, seemed somewhat isolated and was
rarely seen in the neighborhood.
"The only time
you will spot it is when he had to wash his car in the early hours of the day
and hardly walk around, "he added.
Of those
case, he said that the former judge had seemed rather calm and reserved
and has always hesitated to respond to the greetings of neighbors or anyone.
This, he says
made him feel that there was something wrong with him because of the rare gesture that he
sometimes shown to residents, most of whom knew little or nothing at all
about him.
Assistant
Afia Tenge, Police Superintendent (ASP), Public Relations Officer, Accra
The regional police command, confirming the incident to the GNA, said that his holding the
April 19, 2019, received information on the death of Judge Ringo Cbad Akurugu
Azumah in his apartment in Sakumono from a plaintiff.
She says
immediately, a team of experts at the crime scene of the criminal investigation
The headquarters of the department (CID) in Accra were sent to the places where "a
the male adult aged about 60 was dead. "
ASP Afia Tenge
added that after a thorough inspection of the body, without any trace of
detected violence, the body was dropped off at the police hospital morgue of
Accra for preservation pending autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Meanwhile
remember that former President John Mahama had ordered the dismissal of Mr.
Ringo Cbad Akurugu Azumah has resigned as high court judge for reasons
misbehavior and declared incompetence.
L & # 39; former
The President has responded to a recommendation from the Judicial Council.
But
sympathizers believe that he was a victim of a purge of the judiciary in the
following alleged corruption scandals that have almost tarnished the image of third
organ of the government.
GNA
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