Family of 42 year old Policeman Lance Corporal James Yaw Appiah who died mysteriously while on duty have raised suspicion as to the circumstances leading to the death of their relative.

James Yaw Appiah aka "Antoa Cupers" stationed at Bolgatanga in the Upper Eaast Region was found dead in his tent on a routine Police duty post near the Bawku Government Hospital.

According to his family, details of his phone records  reveal he had a conversation with his cousin who happens to be gospel musician Lady Prempeh on the dawn of 4th July,2019 around 2:30 am before he was found dead some hours later.


Family head, Nana Dr Kusi Appiah Osraman, in an interview with Kumasi-based Angel FM disclosed, “Police in the Upper East Region are being economical with the truth in the circumstances that led to the death of his nephew and suspects that they have a hand in the matter”.

“They are deliberately keeping the body at Bawku so that it would get rotten in order to conceal the evidence that could be adduced from the postmortem”, he said, accusing the Upper East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Ampofo Duku of conspiring to get his nephew killed, because he told me to “do whatever I want or please myself” when I threatened to make the matter public.

In his quest for justice, he threatened to fight the matter to the latter and called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr David Asante Apeatu to intervene, since his men at the regional level has failed him and continue to complicate the matter with flimsy excuses.

The family says it is yet to be given access to the body although the one week funeral observation of the policeman has since been observed.

The deceased who is survived by two children was due to tie the knot in two weeks time in what would have been his second marriage.