On Friday, October 13, 2023, a soldier reportedly took his own life at the 48 Engineer Regiment in Accra.

The lifeless body of Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Sapak Dickson was discovered hanging from an electrical cable in the Unit's guard room.

This information was provided by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in a statement released on Friday, October 13, 2023.

The GAF stated, “preliminary investigative report indicates that the soldier who was under investigations for several cases of fraud was placed in close custody on Wednesday 11 October 2023 at about 1930 hours on a report to the Regiment for defrauding a Defence Civilian Staff.”

"A team from the Ghana Military Police and a CID personnel from Teshie Divisional Police Headquarters were dispatched to the scene for investigations."

The GAF mentioned that the deceased soldier's body had been transported to the 37 Military Hospital mortuary.

"GAF takes this opportunity to extend its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, colleagues, friends, and loved ones of the deceased soldier," they added.