Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie has said a witness in the murder of a Ghanaian national in South Africa has gone into hiding.
According to Benjamin Quashie, the witness to the murder has gone into hiding over fears for his life.
He disclosed that the witness, who is a Zimbabwean national, was working alongside the deceased when the incident occurred, but has refused to make himself available to investigators.
Speaking on The Key Points on TV3 on July 4, 2026, Benjamin Quashie stated, “Fortunately, one gentleman, a Zimbabwean who was working with the deceased, was in the shop when the incident happened. We have been told that he is the person we are looking for to become a state witness in the case”, Quashie said.
“He has also absconded. We’ve tried reaching him, and he has told us that if he comes to testify, he knows his life will be in danger”, he said.
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa added, “The lawyers from the High Commission are working hard with the courts in South Africa so that he can be placed under witness protection and be able to corroborate what happened on that very day”.
“When the murder happened, because the High Commission is in Pretoria, we quickly dispatched officers to establish the facts. We found it difficult to get information because many Ghanaians in Cape Town were afraid to come forward”, he said.
Meanwhile, more details have emerged following the death of a 40-year-old Ghanaian identified as Bashiru Isak, who was killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Reports suggest Bashiru Isak, the victim, had legal status to stay in South Africa, where he had been living for the past 20 years.
Also, Bashiru Isak had the necessary documentation to run his business, which he had been operating for more than a decade.
The Ghanaian man was also living in South Africa with his wife and three children, with his eldest child 10 years old.
A report by JoyNews indicated that Bashiru, who was a tailor, was shot dead in his shop when some thugs belonging to one of the anti-immigration groups, March-and-March, broke into his shop and shot him dead.
Also, a video from the scene of the incident showed Bashiru Isak lying in a pool of blood.
In a viral video, a man who was covering Bashiru’s lifeless body with a cloth stated, “Sorry, my brother.”
In addition, the Government of Ghana has condemned the killing of a Ghanaian national in South Africa during anti-immigrant demonstrations.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the incident was a senseless act of violence and calls for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that they have received “profound shock and sadness” over the fatal shooting of Mr Bashiru Isak, a 40-year-old Ghanaian, in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Monday, June 30, 2026.
They disclosed that Mr Isak was killed during demonstrations linked to ongoing xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in South Africa.
The statement further disclosed that the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has formally lodged Ghana’s protest with South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation and also filed an official complaint with the South African Police Service.
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