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, with the circumstances surrounding his death yet to be established.
The deceased, identified as Selorm Kwaku Tettey, popularly known as “TK”, was found lying motionless on a bed at the Joli Bebe Guest House at about 10:00am on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Reports indicate that a worker at the guest house discovered his body while entering the room to carry out routine housekeeping duties.
The Akatsi South Municipal Director of Education, Karim Ayaana Umar, confirmed the incident but said he could not provide further details as the Ghana Police Service and the family were yet to issue official statements.
According to information gathered, Tettey’s wife had made several unsuccessful attempts to contact him by phone before reporting the matter to the Municipal Education Directorate.
She was later accompanied by the Municipal Director of Education to the Akatsi Municipal Police Command to file a formal complaint.
While they were at the police station, officers received information that a man had been found dead in a room at the Joli Bebe Guest House.
The police proceeded to the scene, where the deceased was identified as Tettey.
The Assembly Member for the area, Wonder Gatepe, said staff of the guest house alerted him after discovering the headteacher’s body.
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 begin investigations.
Gatepe added that a bag containing educational materials, a mobile phone, canned malt drinks, and other personal belongings was found in the room.
He noted that there were no visible signs of physical assault on the body.
Meanwhile, preliminary information from the investigation does not support rumours circulating on social media that the deceased was in the company of a student at the time of his death.
Available information suggests that Tettey was seen with an adult woman believed to be in her late 30s, although the police are yet to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Akatsi Municipal Police Command has confirmed the case and said investigations are ongoing. No arrest has been made so far.
The death has sparked grief within the education community in the Akatsi South Municipality, with colleagues and friends describing Mr Tettey as a dedicated, intelligent, and hardworking educationist.
His body has since been deposited at the St. Paul’s Hospital morgue in Akatsi for preservation, autopsy, and further investigations.
Source: GNA
