The Ghana Police Service says it has started investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ransford Owusu, a 16-year-old boy.
In the course of last week, Ghanaians on social media started a campaign to ensure justice is served on behalf of the late footballer, who was allegedly sexually abused by a coach at Siano Soccer Academy in Accra.
Celebrities and influencers on X used their platform to draw attention to the Ghana Police Service.
The police, in a statement issued on November 8, 2025, indicated that preliminary investigations established that after the death of Ransford Owusu in February 2025, his mother, Ama Asantewaa, reported to the Amasaman Police that her son, who used to be a junior footballer at the Siano Soccer Academy, had fallen ill and died on February 28, 2025. She indicated to the police that, before her son’s demise, he had confided in her that his coach, Anyass Ibrahim, had sexually abused him.
The case was subsequently taken over by the Homicide Unit of CID, the Headquarters. On 4th November, 2025, suspect Anyass Ibrahim was arrested to assist the investigation.
He was interrogated, his statement was taken, and later granted bail to report at the CID Headquarters.
Meanwhile, a review of the medical reports so far submitted by the deceased’s mother from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and the Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Children’s Hospital), Kumasi, suggests that the deceased was treated for liver- and kidney-related conditions.
Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing by the police to obtain the deceased’s medical report from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and the Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Children’s Hospital), Kumasi, for confirmation since both facilities had provided medical care to the deceased prior to his demise. Accordingly, a court order has been secured to be served on both hospitals since earlier formal requests for the reports had been declined.
