MoFFA Gives Battor Mortuary 14 Days To Account For Missing Body

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) has given management of the Battor Catholic Hospital Mortuary Annex at Anyanam 14 days to account for the whereabouts of the body of 53-year-old Georgina Tsiakie Agbasi.

The directive follows preliminary investigations by MoFFA into the reported disappearance of the deceased’s body from the mortuary.

Dr Phillip Sarpong, Deputy Registrar of MoFFA, said the agency’s initial assessment had uncovered gaps in some of the processes at the facility.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Anyanam in the Ada West District, Dr Sarpong said MoFFA had engaged the mortuary’s management and was working to establish what happened to the body.

He said management had assured the agency that the remains would be located.

Dr Sarpong appealed to the bereaved family to remain calm while efforts continued to determine the whereabouts of their relative.

However, Reverend Ebenezer Ogbe, a family head, expressed concern that MoFFA had not directly engaged the family despite their presence when the agency’s representatives visited the facility.

According to him, the family only learnt about the 14-day ultimatum through journalists who had spoken to MoFFA officials.

Rev Ogbe said the disappearance of the body had caused significant emotional distress among the deceased’s children and husband.

He added that the prolonged uncertainty was taking a toll on the family’s wellbeing, particularly the husband, who he said had struggled to eat or drink since the body was reported missing.

On whether the family would immediately proceed with the burial if the remains were found, Rev Ogbe said the decision would depend on the condition in which the body was recovered.

The family remains distressed and is awaiting the outcome of efforts by the mortuary management and MoFFA to locate the missing remains.