04/08/2026
By: Prosper Wise Amegbe
The disagreement, according to the court filing, ultimately culminated in the alleged exhumation and reburial of the deceased, setting the stage for a legal battle that now asks the High Court to determine whether the actions taken were lawful and who ultimately has the right to decide Mrs Apreku's final resting place.
What began as what the Apreku children say was a mutually agreed burial arrangement has now become one of the Volta Region's most closely watched legal disputes. In a suit before the High Court in Hohoe, the children of the late Mrs Anna Klu Apreku allege that after Emmanuel Mawusi, Head of the Mawusi-Klu Family of Anfoega-Agata, initially agreed to their mother's burial at Kpando Gadza, Rev. Father Raphael Tawiah later opposed the arrangement, insisting that she should instead be buried at Anfoega-Agata and that he alone was entitled to preside over her burial rites.
💥Background to the Plaintiffs' Suit
According to a Statement of Claim filed at the High Court of Justice, Hohoe, on 23rd July 2026, Millicent Apreku, Patience Apreku, Prince Apreku, and Bless Apreku, the children of the late Mrs Anna Klu Apreku, have instituted legal proceedings against Rev. Father Raphael Tawiah, Emmanuel Mawusi, Richard Pidah, George Agbezuge, Bright Daffor, and Joseph Ngo over the exhumation and reburial of their late mother's remains.
In their claim, the plaintiffs state that their mother, who was ordinarily resident in Accra, died on 13th August 2025. They contend that before her death, Mrs Anna Klu Apreku had clearly expressed her wish to be buried at Kpando Gadza, the hometown of her husband, where she desired to be laid to rest alongside her husband and children.
The plaintiffs further allege that, during preparations for the funeral, they informed both the maternal and paternal families of the deceased of her final wishes. According to the court filing, they sought permission from Emmanuel Mawusi, Head of the Mawusi-Klu Family of Anfoega Agata, who initially objected to the proposed burial at Kpando Gadza but later agreed after consultations. The plaintiffs claim that following this agreement, funeral arrangements proceeded, with significant financial commitments made towards the burial and funeral ceremonies.
However, the plaintiffs state that shortly before the funeral, Rev. Father Raphael Tawiah, who they describe as a half-brother of the deceased and a member of the Mawusi-Klu Family, objected to the planned burial at Kpando Gadza. They allege that he insisted Mrs Anna Klu Apreku should instead be buried at Anfoega Agata, claiming he was the appropriate person to perform her burial rites. Despite several family meetings, the plaintiffs contend that no consensus was reached to alter the previously agreed burial arrangements.
According to the Statement of Claim, the plaintiffs proceeded with the funeral service in Accra on 28th February 2026 before transporting and burying their mother at Kpando Gadza Public Cemetery, in accordance with what they say were her expressed wishes and the family's earlier agreement.
The plaintiffs further allege that during the funeral service in Accra, individuals allegedly acting on the instructions of Rev. Father Raphael Tawiah and Emmanuel Mawusi attempted to remove the deceased's body for burial at Anfoega Agata. They claim that this attempt was unsuccessful and the burial at Kpando Gadza proceeded as planned.
The suit further states that, a few days after the burial, the plaintiffs discovered that the grave at Kpando Gadza had been disturbed and their mother's remains had been exhumed without their knowledge or consent.
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