Kofi Ampeah Woode
The First Ghanaian Battalion (GH1) to serve with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has donated a sum of USD$5,000 to assist the family of the late Sergeant (Sgt) Acquah Gilbert – a fallen Soldier who served on the Battalion before his demise in early 2023.
Presenting the support to the bereaved family on Thursday, 6 July 2023, the Commanding Officer (CO), UNISFA GH1 – Colonel (Col) Eric Aboagye Tieku expressed the deepest condolences of his Unit to them, and paid glowing tribute to the late Sgt Acquah, whom he described as hard-working and dedicated professional, who paid the ultimate price in the service of humanity.
Col Aboagye Tieku said, the valuable services provided by the late Soldier, indeed compelled his colleagues at the Company level to initiate a fund to support his children and family back home, which eventually culminated into an Endowment Fund by Officers, Men and Women of the Battalion, as a gesture of honour and recognition for late Sgt Acquah Gilbert’s dedication and service to the Battalion in particular, the Ghana Armed Forces and Ghana, as a whole.
Col Aboagye Tieku also handed over the late Sgt Acquah’s United Nations Peacekeeper’s medal to his little son, stating that the medal will serve as a lasting tribute to the late Sergeant’s commitment to duty to his nation.
