The Half-Assin District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police Cyprian Zenge, has allegedly taken his own life.
The officer committed the suicide act by shooting himself at his Bungalow in Half Assini in the early hours of Saturday, January 30, 2021
A suicide note found read: “I am fed up in this world”.
The Public Relations Officer of the Western Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Ms. Olivia Adiku, confirmed the news.“The Regional Crime Scene Team has already visited the scene, where he was found sitting in a blue chair with gunshot wound on his forehead, with his pistol beside him on the floor and one spent ammunition under the chair,” a statement from the Regional Police Command announced.
“Although preliminary investigation points to suicide, the investigation is opened to unravel the true circumstances leading to the death of the Officer.
“The death has been communicated to the officer‘s family,” the command added in the statement.
Meanwhile, the remains of Supt. Zenge has been transported for preservation at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital, pending further investigations.
The Late Supt Zenge was posted to area in early 2017.
He is from Nandom in the Upper West Region and died at age 57.
source: GNA