MCE for Krachi East ‘kick the Bucket’ in Hotel Room
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East in the Oti Region, Francis Kofi Okesu has been found dead in a hotel room in Kumasi.
His body was found on Sunday evening (September 4, 2022).
Francis Kofi Okesu is said to have checked into the hotel room at Kentinkrono on Friday for the weekend.
He was seen moving and meeting with some people on Saturday.
But on Sunday, the hotel staff did not see him come out of the room or walk around the hotel premises.
The police were alerted and the room was forcibly opened.
His body was found lying naked in a supine position on the bed.
Traces of spermatozoa were seen on his thighs.
The police could not immediately establish any traces of foul play on the body.
The body has since been conveyed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for preservation and autopsy.
Friday
Mr. Okesu is said to have checked into the hotel room on Friday, September 2 with his driver, Sylvester Attah.
The driver, however, left to lodge in a different hotel, leaving the vehicle in the custody of the MCE.
According to hotel staff, Mr. Kofi Okesu was seen moving about in the hotel on Saturday and even receiving some guests.
hON Francis Kofi Okesu
Source: Daily Graphic