Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced that the Government of Ghana has approved the engagement of renowned American civil rights lawyer Ben Crump to assist in securing justice for Ghanaians who have been killed in the United States in recent months.
In a social media post, Ablakwa disclosed that Ghana’s Permanent Mission in New York had received approval to engage the services of the celebrated lawyer at no cost to the Ghanaian taxpayer.
The development forms part of the government’s efforts to pursue accountability in the deaths of Ghanaian nationals in the United States.
The Foreign Affairs Minister disclosed that the government is determined to explore every available avenue to ensure that the families of the deceased obtain justice.
“Ghana will go every length to secure justice and safeguard the dignity of our dear nationals abroad.”
Earlier, reports suggested that the family of 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong, who was shot in the Bronx, New York, has hired prominent US civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
The Frimpong family hired Ben Crump to pursue justice and accountability over his killing.
Ben Crump is well known for representing families of victims in high-profile cases involving police violence and civil rights abuses.
He has built a national reputation in the United States as a civil rights and personal injury lawyer, earning the description of a “voice for the voiceless” through his representation of families seeking justice in high-profile cases.
Ben Crump most notable case was his representation of the family of George Floyd, who died in May 2020 after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest.
The US lawyer also represented the family of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by police officers during a raid on her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, in March 2020.
Ben Crump is now expected to represent the family as they seek answers and demand that those responsible for Javits’ death be brought to justice.
In a Facebook statement on November 7, 2026, Ben Crump described Javits as a young boy with his entire future ahead of him.
He argued Javits should have been able to walk safely to school without becoming a victim of gun violence.
Ben Crump pledged to stand by the family throughout the legal process and ensure that those responsible are held accountable.
In his Facebook post, Ben Crump wrote, “We have been retained to represent the family of Javits Frimpong. Javits was a 15-year-old boy walking to school, something children across this country do every morning. He came here from Ghana a year ago dreaming of becoming a doctor, and he deserved to make that walk safely”.
“We will stand with Javits’ family every step of the way until the people responsible are held accountable and his family has the answers they deserve,” he added.
Javits Frimpong was shot dead in the Bronx, New York, on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Also, the death of 24-year-old Joseph Owusu has raised serious concerns.
Joseph Owusu was found dead in a large duffel bag abandoned on a pavement in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, on October 30, 2026.
Reports suggest Joseph Owusu lived in the Bronx and had reportedly been missing for about two weeks before his body was discovered by a person searching for scrap.
In another case involving 37-year-old Akpene Diamond Tetteh, a Ghanaian PhD graduate who was shot dead in Savannah, Georgia, on February 12, 2026.
See the statement below:
For God and Country 🇬🇭 🙏🏾 https://t.co/EkpRvTOk0G
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) November 10, 2026
