A 22-year-old soldier with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band in Sunyani in the Bono Region has been killed at Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra, DGN Online can report.
He was stabbed severally by unknown attackers Saturday dawn.
The soldier, according to sources, was returning from his girlfriend’s house in Taifa and heading towards his residence at Zongo-Laka in Ashaiman when the unfortunate incident occurred.
Though he was carrying a laptop and other electronic gadgets but the attackers made away with only his iphone.
Police are currently investigating the circumstances under which the soldier was killed and appealing for information from the public.
Reports indicate that the soldier was given permission to go home by the army after he felt sick.
“According to a close source, he wasn’t beaten to death, he was stabbed to death instead. The young soldier was on his way to see his mum when this unforeseen incident took place,” the tweep said.
Pictures from the scene of the incident showed the lifeless body of the victim, who was in what seems to be military trousers that has been torn.
His military cap and a white material had been used to cover his face. Also, his military bag could be seen lying close to him.
The Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service are yet to comment on the incident.
