Fear and panic rocked residents of Adevukope in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region as bodies of 67-year-old woman was stolen from cemetery.
Also the grave of a 93-year-old man was damaged.
According to GNA report, the bodies of the two buried persons, late Esi Havor Deku, aged 67, and Akakpo Agbobli, aged 93, who were buried three and one month ago, respectively, were touched on June 10, 2026.
Johnson Dotsey Mensah, the Assembly Member for the Adevukope Electoral Area reported a suspected grave robbery at the Weta Police Station on June 10, 2026.
He explained that he received information early hours of the same day that unknown persons had allegedly stormed the Adevukope Cemetery and damaged their graves.
Information said the perpetrators allegedly exhumed and made away with the remains of Deku, while they were unable to remove the body of Agbobli.
The District Crime Officer, ASP Emmanuel Habada, together with the complainant, later proceeded to the scene, which is located a few metres from the Adevukope community.
They found Madam Deku’s grave damaged, with the coffin opened and the body missing, leaving behind pieces of cloth believed to belong to the deceased.
The grave of Agbobli was also found partially disturbed; however, the coffin remained intact.
Police have since commenced an investigation into the incident.
Reporter : Gideon Venunye Agbagba