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Body of Ghanaian national Bashiru Isak repatriated from South Africa
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the repatriation of Bashiru Isak, a Ghanaian national killed in South Africa. His remains arrived at Accra International Airport on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 6:40 pm. The government, through Ghana's High Commission in Pretoria and with the family's consent, facilitated the repatriation. Family members and senior Ministry officials received the body, which is now at the 37 Military Hospital. The government and Isak's family have agreed to an independent autopsy after unsuccessful attempts to obtain a report from South African authorities. The Ministry stated that Isak was fatally shot multiple times in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, during xenophobic attacks linked to anti-immigration protests on June 30, 2026. The government renews its demand for justice, calling for expedited investigations, arrests, and prosecution, and will pursue diplomatic and legal avenues. Isak will be buried according to Islamic customs after the autopsy.
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