It was a heartbreaking time for family, friends, and well-wishers as the Ashanti Regional Police command took its final farewell to a comrade officer who died with his family in an inferno at his house in the district of Apromase on January 28, 2023.
Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi, a member of the police service's Anti-Robbery Unit, was laid to rest at his village of Adomfe in the Asante Akyem South Municipality in the Ashanti region.
The remains of the officer and his wife, Millicent Akyaa Agyei, and their three-month-old infant, Samuel Kwabena Baafi Nyamedo, were escorted through a parade before burial, with uncontrolled weeping from family, friends, sympathisers, and coworkers.
Some police officers praised the young cop as committed and hardworking.
“He was a man you could trust any day, he was willing to put his life on the line to save others, and we have lost a friend and a fine officer “an officer said.
“He was selfless and hardworking, he was the life of every police operation” another intimated.
The funeral was attended by Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah, as well as some senior police officers, including Director-General Legal and Prosecution, COP. Nathan Kofi Boakye, Director-General, Human Resource Development, COP Mr. Frederick Adu Anim, and Director-General Administration, COP Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohunu.
Kennedy Agyapong, NPP flagbearer candidate and MP for Assin Central, was there with several party supporters.
It should be remembered that on the 15th of January, 2023, a house fire killed Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi, his wife, and their three-month-old baby. He and his family were caught in the fire that engulfed their residence and killed them instantly.
The Ghana National Fire Service, which has begun an inquiry into the event, has yet to determine the cause of the fire.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, visited the spot to examine the extent of the damage and asked that personnel impacted to relocate as soon as possible.