Missing Immigration officer found dead and burnt near Kwabenya

A grim discovery has shaken residents of Kwabenya and beyond, as the partly burnt body of a 38-year-old immigration officer, Steffen King Amoah, was found near Abuom Junction, five days after he was reported missing.

Amoah, affectionately known as Nana Kofi, was last seen on July 3, 2025, after leaving his home at Gye Nyame House near Musuku Junction.

 According to family accounts, he was on his way to meet a friend at Ashongman Estate, also in Accra, but never returned.

After days of silence and failed attempts to reach him by phone, his concerned relatives reported him missing to the Taifa Police on July 4 around 4:30 p.m.

The tragic end came when his body—bearing multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck—was found abandoned along the Abuom-Abokobi stretch, wrapped in what appeared to be a woolen carpet, and partially set ablaze, suggesting an attempt to conceal the crime.

Amoah’s brother, Akwasi Amoako, confirmed the identity of the deceased and said the family had formally identified the body, now held at the Police Hospital Mortuary in Accra.

Originally from Old Tafo in Kumasi, Amoah had been a member of the Ghana Immigration Service since 2013 and was well-known within the Service’s Sports Department. He married his longtime partner, a police officer, in March 2018, and together they have two young children, a 4-year-old and a baby just 5 months old.

The case has now taken a serious turn, as a 36-year-old man, identified as a friend of Amoah, was arraigned before the Kwabenya Circuit Court on Monday, July 8, 2025, and remanded into custody pending further investigation.

Authorities have yet to disclose a motive, and the investigation remains ongoing as police work to unravel the circumstances surrounding Amoah’s death.

The family, devastated and demanding justice, is calling on law enforcement to bring the perpetrators to book.