MISSING TEACHER AT ATAKORA D/A BASIC SCHOOL IN AFRAM PLAINS NORTH FOUND DEAD

*Atakora —* A teacher at Atakora D/A Basic School in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region, Mr. Joseph Atsu Gbeku, who was declared missing, has been found dead. Mr. Gbeku was pronounced missing on 11th September 2026. According to reports, he was last seen on 11th September 2026 after returning from school. He reportedly told his wife that he was going to town to buy some items but never returned till the next day. The case was subsequently reported to the police, while family and community members began searching for him, appealing to anyone who might have seen him. An Okada rider later revealed that he had picked Mr. Gbeku to Koranteng, a nearby village. After several days of intensive search by the police, family, and community members, he was found dead in a bush, naked with a cut on his right hand. The body has since been deposited at the Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital morgue while the police have commenced further investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death. Report by: Osofoba Enoch Eastern Region