OSEI KWABENA, Assemblyman for Agogo Apentenyinase Electoral Area in Asante Akyem North Municipality in the Ashanti Region, has allegedly committed suicide.
According to numerous reports, Osei’s lifeless body was found hanging on a ceiling fan, which was tied to a rope, in his room around 4pm on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
What may have compelled the assemblyman to end his own life in that bizarre manner was not immediately known as he did not leave behind any note.
His demise is said to have come as a great surprise to the people of Agogo Apentenyinase Electoral Area since he did not show any sign that he was troubled before his death.
According to reports, Osei lives with his wife and he did not show any sign of trouble to her. He allegedly hanged himself after the wife went to the market to purchase foodstuffs.
Confirming the death to journalists, Enoch Osafo Asiedu, the Assemblyman for Obuasi Gyedim Electoral Area in the Asante Akyem North Municipality, stated that “I’m traumatized”.
According to him, Osei called him on phone few days ago, where he (Osei) complained bitterly about how some people in his electoral area were making life difficult for him.
“I traveled to Eastern Region on Friday when Osei called and said there was pressure from people in his electoral area about a petrol station that a certain developer is putting up in his area.
“He said some of his electoral area members were accusing him of taking bribe from the contractor. He sounded a bit disturbed but I managed to calm him down”, Enoch said.
According to him, barely few hours before the incident, he saw Osei riding a bicycle “and it was later in the day that I heard that he had committed suicide in his room”.
Meanwhile, the body is said to have been deposited in a morgue for preservation and autopsy to confirm the cause of death, as the police are investigating the suicide incident.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Kumasi
