A soldier from the 48 Engineer Regiment in Accra has allegedly committed suicide on Friday October 13, 2023.
In a statement, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) disclosed that, the soldier, now deceased, Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Sapak Dickson’s lifeless body was found hanging on an electrical cable in the Unit’s guard room.
According to GAF, “Preliminary investigative report indicates that the soldier who was under investigations for several cases of fraud was placed in close custody on Wednesday October 11, 2023 at about 1930 hours on a report to the Regiment for defrauding a Defence Civilian Staff.”
GAF in the statement also noted that “a team from the Ghana Military Police and a CID personnel from Teshie Divisional Police Headquarters were dispatched to the scene for investigations while the body of the soldier had been conveyed to the 37 Military Hospital mortuary”.
Below is the statement 
