The Ghana Paralympic team has absconded in Oslo, Norway after arriving for the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon.
This was made known by the National Security Ministry in a statement dated July 3, 2024.
It indicated that the 11-member team failed to register and participate in the competition slated for 27 April, 2024.
“Further, Nana Antwi, a team member was apprehended and detained on 26 April, 2024, by Norwegian security officials for attempting to depart Norway to Sweden on a one-way train ticket,” it added.
Consequently, the Ministry said the Norwegian Embassy in Accra has issued alerts to other Schengen and Western Diplomatic Missions in Accra, and the European Border Coast Guard Agency as part of efforts to apprehend and repatriate the team members.
“Relatedly, George Gyamfi Gyasi, the team coach, collapsed on 28 April 2024 and was admitted to the Oslo University Hospital, ULLEVAL, where he passed away on 17 May 2024,” it added.
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