A 40-year-old farmer, Garibu Amadu, has been found dead in a bush at Kpomkpo in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region, three days after he was reported missing.
According to family sources, on Monday, Garibu informed his family that he was going to his farm to sow maize and would return early to go to the market to trade.
The family expected him back but he did not return home. The matter was reported to the Assembly Member and community leaders for assistance.
A search party was organized on the same evening and went to his farm, but he could not be found. The search continued until today when his lifeless body was discovered in a bush.
The incident has been reported to the Juapong District Police, who have conveyed the body to the Tagadzi Hospital mortuary.
Police have commenced investigations to establish the cause of death.
The incident has left the Kpomkpo community in fear and mourning. The deceased is survived by a wife and four children.
_Report by Dr. Dr. Ageorgia_
