Missing immigration officer found dead with stab wounds and burn injuries in Kwabenya
10th July 2025
The tragic death of 38-year-old Steffen King Amoah, a Ghana Immigration Service officer, has sent shockwaves through the Kwabenya community in Accra after his partly burnt body was discovered five days after he was reported missing.
Amoah, also known as Nana Kofi, was last seen on July 3, 2025, when he left his residence at Gye Nyame House, Musuku Junction in Kwabenya, to meet a friend at Ashongman Estate for a discussion.
When repeated calls to his mobile phone went unanswered, his family filed a missing person report with the Taifa Police on July 4 at approximately 4:30 p.m.
His lifeless body, which bore multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck, was discovered wrapped in a woolen carpet and dumped near Abuom Junction along the Abuom-Abokobi road.
Investigators believe the perpetrators attempted to set the body on fire to conceal the crime, resulting in severe burn injuries.
Amoah was identified by family members while his mortal remains have since been deposited at the Police Hospital Mortuary for further examination.
Enlisted into the Ghana Immigration Service in 2013, Amoah served at the Sports Department of the GIS headquarters, where he was a well-known and respected figure.
Born and raised in Old Tafo, Kumasi, Amoah married his longtime partner, a police officer, on March 28, 2018, in Tafo Nhyiaeso and was also a staunch supporter of Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
The couple has two young children — a four-year-old son and a five-month-old baby.
In a swift development, a 36-year-old man identified as a friend of the deceased has been arrested and remanded into custody by the Kwabenya Circuit Court on Monday, July 8, 2025.
Police investigations are ongoing as the family and the public demand justice for the brutal killing of the immigration officer.