A total burial freeze at Osu Cemetery just dropped after graves got dug up illegally and plots got sold to families without permission.
What went down at the cemetery
What went down at the cemetery
- Someone exhumed graves without permission and messed with human remains.
- Burial spaces got peddled to grieving families with zero authorization.
- Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly called the behavior criminal and deeply offensive.
- Alfred Ato Allotey-Gaisie said it violates Ghanaian cultural values completely.
- All burials stopped until the Assembly completes its full investigation.
- Indigenes can still bury their dead under tightly controlled procedures.
- Michael Kpakpo Allotey read the announcement on behalf of the executive.
- Families dealing with this mess got sympathy from municipal leadership.
- KoKMA will audit every burial permit ever issued at the site.
- Documentation and authorization processes are being verified for irregularities.
- Security personnel are being deployed to stop unauthorized access immediately.
- Environmental Health got orders to sanitize management and protect burial dignity.
- Relatives with loved ones buried there should visit and inspect plots.
- Concerns need to get reported through proper municipal channels right away.
- Contact the Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit for more information.
- Transparency and cultural respect remain central to public space administration.