BY GRACE ZIGAH
The family of 23-year-old Central University law student Ivan Baidoo, whose death following a motorbike crash on the Tema Motorway has sparked demands for accountability, has announced plans to bury him on Saturday, September 19, 2026 as the police smoked out the alleged perpetrator, General Corporal Robert Koranteng.
The burial will come as the family continues to demand a transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ivan’s death, insisting that the young law student did not simply die in an ordinary road accident.
Ivan Baidoo died on August 27, 2026, following a crash involving a motorbike operated by YANGO on which he was travelling.
His death has since developed beyond a fatal road crash into a matter of public concern, following allegations surrounding the events immediately preceding the collision.
The family has questioned the circumstances of the crash and is demanding that the investigation establish precisely what happened on the Tema Motorway before the motorbike carrying Ivan crashed.
The issue gained further attention after the Ghana Police Service identified and interdicted General Corporal Robert Koranteng in connection with the incident.
The interdiction has not, however, brought the family’s concerns to an end.
According to a petition submitted by the family, the motorbike rider gave investigators an account in which he alleged that a police patrol officer chased the motorbike and subsequently hit it from behind.
The alleged impact, according to the account cited by the family, caused the motorbike and its occupants to fall.
The circumstances of that alleged pursuit and collision are now at the centre of the family’s demand for a thorough investigation.
Baidoo said the family received news of the police officer’s interdiction with mixed emotions.
While the action suggested that the Police Service had taken the matter seriously enough to initiate disciplinary measures, the family believes an interdiction alone cannot answer the questions surrounding Ivan’s death.
Ivan’s father is calling for a comprehensive and transparent investigation, particularly because the allegations involve a member of the Ghana Police Service and the Police Service itself is involved in investigating the circumstances.
He wants the Police Service to communicate its findings publicly when the investigation is completed.
Baidoo has also called for prosecution if the investigation establishes that the interdicted officer or any other individual bears responsibility for the incident.
He maintained that the family does not accept the explanation of the incident as an ordinary accident and wants the evidence to determine what happened.
Although the family is now preparing to lay Ivan to rest, his father’s comments make clear that the burial will not mark the end of the family’s campaign for answers.
The family wants the investigation to establish the sequence of events leading to the crash, determine whether the alleged police pursuit occurred and establish whether any actions by an officer contributed to the fatal incident.
Ivan’s father, Evans Baidoo, said a pre-burial service would be held at 6 a.m., followed by the main burial service at 7 a.m.
The ceremony will take place at the CEM Rehoboth Temple near Wisconsin University.
Baidoo appealed to members of the public who are able to attend to join the family in paying their final respects to the deceased student.
“I am asking Ghanaians who can pass by to pay Ivan their last respect. He deserves a send off,” he said.
Ivan Baidoo died on August 27, 2026, following a crash involving a motorbike operated by YANGO on which he was travelling.
His death has since developed beyond a fatal road crash into a matter of public concern, following allegations surrounding the events immediately preceding the collision.
The family has questioned the circumstances of the crash and is demanding that the investigation establish precisely what happened on the Tema Motorway before the motorbike carrying Ivan crashed.
The issue gained further attention after the Ghana Police Service identified and interdicted General Corporal Robert Koranteng in connection with the incident.
The interdiction has not, however, brought the family’s concerns to an end.
According to a petition submitted by the family, the motorbike rider gave investigators an account in which he alleged that a police patrol officer chased the motorbike and subsequently hit it from behind.
The alleged impact, according to the account cited by the family, caused the motorbike and its occupants to fall.
The circumstances of that alleged pursuit and collision are now at the centre of the family’s demand for a thorough investigation.
Baidoo said the family received news of the police officer’s interdiction with mixed emotions.
While the action suggested that the Police Service had taken the matter seriously enough to initiate disciplinary measures, the family believes an interdiction alone cannot answer the questions surrounding Ivan’s death.
Ivan’s father is calling for a comprehensive and transparent investigation, particularly because the allegations involve a member of the Ghana Police Service and the Police Service itself is involved in investigating the circumstances.
He wants the Police Service to communicate its findings publicly when the investigation is completed.
Baidoo has also called for prosecution if the investigation establishes that the interdicted officer or any other individual bears responsibility for the incident.
He maintained that the family does not accept the explanation of the incident as an ordinary accident and wants the evidence to determine what happened.
