Four Ghanaians sent to Norway to repatriate the body of a deceased coach also absconded upon arrival. This follows a visa scandal where fake para-athletes fled during an event in Oslo. The incident has led to calls for an investigation into the misuse of official channels for travel.
In a recent scandal, the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Ghana revealed that four family members sent to Norway to retrieve the body of George Gyamfi Gyasi, the deceased coach of the Ghanaian Paralympic team, have also absconded.
The incident follows a broader controversy where 11 individuals, falsely posing as para-athletes, fled upon arriving in Oslo for the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon. These individuals never participated in the event and dispersed across various Schengen countries. According to Ghanaian media, one person has been arrested, and the coach tragically died in Norway.
NPC President Samson Deen explained that the initial visa application for six or seven individuals was denied due to forged documents. Despite this, the group traveled to Norway, where they disappeared. Subsequently, four relatives were sent to repatriate the coach's body but also vanished. Mr. Deen criticized the misuse of the NPC's and sports ministry's names, noting that forged documents were used to obtain the visas. He emphasized that the remaining two individuals involved have been suspended from any future Paralympic activities in Ghana.
The incident has sparked outrage among Ghanaians, who are demanding a thorough investigation into how these individuals manipulated official channels to travel abroad.
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