Akatsi: Mr Selorm Kwaku Tettey, a 44-year-old Headteacher of Glikpome Basic School in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, has been found dead in a guest house in Akatsi under circumstances yet to be established. The deceased, popularly known as 'TK', was discovered lying lifeless on a bed in a room at the Joli Bebe Guest House at about 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, when a worker entered the room to undertake routine housekeeping duties.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Karim Ayaana Umar, the Akatsi South Municipal Director of Education, confirmed the incident but declined to provide further details, explaining that the Ghana Police Service and the family were yet to make official statements on the matter. He appealed to the public to remain calm and allow the police to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Information available to the agency indicated that the deceased's wife had made several unsuccessful attempts to reach him by phone before reporting the matter to the Municipal Education Directorate. Sources said she was later accompanied by Mr Ayaana to the Akatsi Municipal Police Command to lodge a formal complaint. While they were at the police station, information reached officers that a man had been found dead in a room at the Joli Bebe Guest House. Police officers proceeded to the scene, where the body was identified as that of Mr Tettey.
Mr Wonder Gatepe, the Assembly Member for the area where the incident occurred, informed the agency that staff of the guest house alerted him after discovering the deceased lying motionless in the room. He said he rushed to the scene and found Mr Tettey lying lifeless on the bed before personnel from the Akatsi Municipal Police Command arrived to commence investigations. A bag containing educational materials, a mobile phone, canned malt drinks, and other personal belongings were found in the room. He added that there were no visible signs of physical assault on the body.
Information gathered by the agency indicated that preliminary investigations did not support rumours circulating on social media that the deceased was in the company of a student. Available information suggested that he was seen with an adult woman believed to be in her late 30s. However, police are yet to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident. The Akatsi Municipal Police Command confirmed the incident but declined to disclose further details, stating that investigations were ongoing. No arrest has been made in connection with the case.
The incident has sent shockwaves through the education community in the Akatsi South Municipality, with teachers, colleagues, and friends describing the deceased as a dedicated, intelligent, and hardworking educationist. The body has since been conveyed to the St. Paul's Hospital morgue at Akatsi for preservation, autopsy, and further investigations.