Wives of murdered soldiers visit husbands' tombs

The wives of three soldiers who were killed under mysterious circumstances in February 1982 visited their husbands' tombs at the military cemetery in Accra on Wednesday.

The soldiers were Commander Joel S. Barnor, Chief Petty Officer K. Hughes and Lieutenant Commander Joseph S.A. Ajavon. The tombs were numbered 228, 229 and 230 respectively.

Rear Admiral John Gbenah, Acting Navy Commander, led the widows and their children to the cemetery.

At a meeting with some officers of Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Rear Admiral Gbenah told the families that they have taken the initiative to clear doubts in the minds of Ghanaians that nobody knows where their colleagues were buried.

He said the GAF takes full records of all its undertakings adding, "it is not like a public cemetery where anybody could be buried anywhere".

Rear Admiral Gbenah assured the families that adequate preparations are being made by the appropriate quarters of the GAF to give them the needed support and compensation.

The widows appealed to the GAF to expedite action on the payment of a reasonable compensation.