The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted extortion allegations levelled against them by a sister of late Nana Agyei Ahyia, a Ghanaian student who died under unusual circumstances while studying at Riga Technical University in Latvia.
In a viral video, the relative revealed that Nana Agyei’s mother was called to Kotoka International Airport to join the delegation travelling to Latvia to seek justice for him.
Upon arriving at the airport, she was informed that her plane ticket was fake, even though she had previously been charged GHS 2,000 for her visa processing fees.
Nana Agyei’s visibly distraught relative also noted that while at the airport, they saw the delegation, which included government appointees, preparing to depart for Latvia.
She questioned why a grieving mother should have to endure such an ordeal and is calling on the public to help spread this information so it reaches the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
According to her, family members who were initially included in the delegation list by the Minister of Foreign Affairs were later removed.
She further quizzed why the mother’s passport was allegedly being withheld while government officials had already travelled.
However, in a statement issued on February 2, 2026, the Ministry said the allegation made in the circulating video are“false, misleading, and unfounded.”
The Ministry clarified, “… The Ministry wishes to categorically reject and correct the false, misleading and unfounded assertions contained in the said video, in which a woman purporting to be a sister of the deceased alleges, among other things, that the deceased’s mother was required to make payments to facilitate her travel, that government officials travelled to Latvia without any family member, and that a fake airline ticket was issued to the deceased’s mother”.
“The Ministry states emphatically that it has remained in constant and transparent engagement with the family of the deceased to facilitate the travel of two duly nominated family members and a pathologist to Latvia.
“At no time has the Ministry, or any government official acting on its behalf, demanded or received any form of payment from the family. For the avoidance of doubt, the Government of Ghana is fully bearing the cost of all travel arrangements,” it stated.
The Ministry further explained, “In furtherance of this commitment, the Ministry actively facilitated the visa application process for the nominated family members, who were initially scheduled to travel by 31st January 2026. This travel did not materialise due to delays in visa issuance by the relevant authorities. It must be clearly stated that, at the time of their visa appointments, the family members failed to present all the requisite documentation.”
“Upon receipt of the outstanding documents, the Ministry promptly facilitated their submission to the concerned Embassy. The Ministry formally notified the mother of the deceased on Friday evening and again on Saturday that travel could not proceed as scheduled, as the visas had not yet been issued and the passports remained in the custody of the Embassy,” it explained.
On allegations of a fake airline ticket, the Ministry added“… She was expressly informed by the Ministry’s official in contact with her that the document in her possession was not a confirmed airline ticket, but merely an itinerary generated exclusively to support the visa application process, and that travel was not possible in the absence of her passport,” the statement added.
See the post below:
Press Release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ; Seeking Justice For Nana Agyei Oduru Ahyia @GhanaMFA @S_OkudzetoAblak pic.twitter.com/M6rDj3fuOm
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