Police Boss Is Dead

Superintendent Alex Yartey Tawiah

The Ghana Police Service and the entire Dansoman Community have been thrown into a state of shock and sorrow following the sudden death of the Dansoman Divisional Police Commander, .

Supt. Tawiah was said to have died at the age of 58 at the Police Hospital last Saturday around 10:00pm after he was rushed there over complains of chest pains.

Speaking to DAILY GUIDE at their Gbawe residence, the second of three children of the late Police Chief, Freda Tawiah, said on Saturday September 19, 2009, their father, in an attempt to answer a phone call after taking his bath, fell down.

“After the fall, my father complained of dizziness and requested that he was left to rest for a while to gain strength to continue his official duties which he was preparing to attend.”

According to Freda, a fresh graduate from the University of Ghana, Legon, her father, after resting for a while, asked the family to take him to the Police Hospital because of some pains he was feeling in his chest.

“He was rushed to the hospital where he passed away peacefully, at the after five hours of treatment,” she added.

Freda poured praises on her father, saying, “My father was all we had, he never discriminated, he was disciplined and always wanted the truth.”

Supt. Tawiah left behind a wife, Madam Esther Quartey Papafio, three children, namely, Fredericka Yarteley Tawiah of judicial service, Freda Tawiah, and Justice Tawiah and five adopted children.

Some police personnel at the Dansoman Police Station who were particularly disturbed over his death said they found it difficult to come to terms with the reality that he had really died since he was with them a day before his death.

Commenting on the nature of Supt. Tawiah, DSP Kwesi Ofori, Director of Police Public Affairs, described the death of the police capo as sudden and unfortunate.

According to him, Supt. Tawiah was one of the hard-working and disciplined officers and was a Public Affairs Commanders of the Greater Accra Police Commanders.

“In fact, he was one of the pillars of the Anti-armed Robbery Unit in the early 1990s, who had fought armed robbery in the country,” the Police Public Relations Director noted.

According to DSP Ofori, the late Dansoman police commander also helped in fighting violent crimes in the country and was a nice person whose history in the Police Service would place him at the right place.

Known by his peers as “Micky Ronuy”, Supt. Tawiah was said to have worked in the Prosecutions Department in Accra and performed his duties with distinction.

Describing him as an affable person, DSP Ofori said the entire police administration had lost a great hero who would forever be remembered.

By Linda Tenyah