It has come to light that four family members who were dispatched to acquire the remains of the “para-athlete” who passed away in Norway have also vanished after landing in Norway.
The National Paralympic Committee president, Samson Deen, revealed this during an appearance on the Asaase Breakfast Show.
Following the elopement of a few para-athletes who were traveling for the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon, the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has been heavily criticized.
According to a statement from the Ministry of National Security, eleven competitors did not even register for the marathon, despite being expected to participate.
Relatives of the dead paralympic coach also absconded to Norway
A member of the contingent was arrested trying to enter Sweden, while the team’s coach, George Gyamfi Gyasi, also died at a hospital after collapsing.
While the president of the Paralympic Committee has described the para-team as imposters, he further revealed that relatives of the deceased coach who were sent to bring his corpse back to Ghana have also absconded after landing in Norway.
“If you look at the first application, it was six or seven people they applied for initially. They were denied visas, they got the letters they wanted subsequently forged, but upon arrival, they absconded, and one died,” Samson Deen is quoted as saying by Asaaseradio.com.
“They subsequently wrote to the Norwegian embassy again and requested to send the families of the one who died The people went, they couldn’t bring the corpse. The four also absconded, these guys are known. They’ve been identified.”
Meanwhile, the Paralympic Committee has reported the matter to the police, with investigations into the scandal are ongoing.
