A mass burial service was held for seven of the 13 people who died in the Appiate explosion on January 20th.
On Friday, March 11, 2022, a mass burial ceremony was held at Appiate Park.
Ella Baidoo, 15, Akua Nyame, 80, Isaac Benyin, 45, Emmanuel Quainoo, 29, Justice Kwasi Takwa, 21, Isaac Annan, 35, and Micheal Afriyie, 19 are the seven victims.
Four of the victims were previously buried because their families desired private internment, and the remaining two victims were scheduled to be transported to Zebila and Takoradi for private internment.
Benito Owusu Bio, Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources led the government delegation to the burial ceremony.
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