As Ghanaians trooped to the forecourt of the State House, Accra on Friday, March 17, 2023, to pay their last respects to former Ghanaian player, Christian Atsu, prisoners of the Nsawam prison also honoured his memory with a memorial and thanksgiving service.
Both authorities at the Prison service and inmates gathered to hold the memorial service which was complemented by a special football match on March 16, 2023, ahead of the burial.
Christain Atsu is known to be “dear” to the Ghana Prisons Service over his remarkable contributions to the facility and lives within it.
He rescued about 143 petty offenders and ensured their reintegration into society, among other deeds, according to the Crime Check Foundation.
Following his good deeds, the prisons service decided to honour him with the service, as well as the football match.
Christian Atsu who was involved in the Turkey earthquake sadly lost his life. His body was found nearly two weeks after the incident.
He was laid to rest on March 17, 2023.