Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the Latvian government has formally agreed to receive a Ghanaian delegation in Riga on January 20, 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to seek justice for the late Nana Agyei Oduro Ahyia.
In an update on the matter on social media on Saturday, December 27, 2025, Okudzeto Ablakwa said the Latvian Foreign Ministry had officially responded to his request, assuring that Latvian authorities are ready to engage the Ghanaian delegation in furtherance of investigations into the circumstances surrounding the young Ghanaian’s death.
“On the matter of ongoing investigations and justice for Nana Agyei, I can confirm that the Latvian Foreign Ministry has officially responded to my request and indicated that Latvian authorities shall be ready to receive my delegation in Riga, Latvia on the 20th of January, 2026,” he stated.
The Foreign Affairs Minister described the planned visit as a crucial step in Ghana’s pursuit of truth, accountability and justice, pledging to keep the public informed.
“Looking forward to embarking on this important journey in the pursuit of truth and justice. I promised regular updates in the interest of transparency, accountability and justice — I shall continue to do just that,” Mr Ablakwa added.
He further stressed that the Mahama administration places the highest value on the lives of Ghanaians, regardless of where they reside.
“As I have reiterated, the Mahama administration values every Ghanaian life either at home or abroad; we are prepared to do whatever it takes to safeguard the dignity of all Ghanaians,” he said.
Background
Nana Agyei was a first-year Electrical Engineering (Adaptronic) student at Riga Technical University, having enrolled in July 2024.
His death on June 4, 2025, sent shockwaves through Ghana and raised serious questions about the circumstances leading to his passing.
Latvian authorities initially reported that Nana Agyei died after falling from the sixth floor of his apartment building on Baznicas Street in Riga.
However, his family has strongly rejected this account, insisting that he would not have taken his own life.
Their doubts were heightened by a voice note Nana Agyei reportedly sent to his family just three days before his death, in which he claimed he had been poisoned.
“We received news that he fell from the sixth floor and died. But we said, no, that cannot be true. There’s no way he would commit suicide,” said family spokesperson Sarah Nimli. She further alleged that efforts to obtain clarity from Latvian authorities and relevant institutions were met with silence.
“I wrote letters to the Foreign Ministry, to the school, and contacted the police. But we realized the police were not responding and appeared to be covering up because the people involved were Latvian nationals,” she said.
Amid growing frustration, the family sent a relative to Latvia to pursue the matter. That relative was later joined by a representative from the Ghanaian Embassy in Berlin, which has diplomatic responsibility for Latvia, to engage local authorities.
Although Latvian police have indicated that investigations are ongoing, the family maintains that they have not received any formal updates or meaningful cooperation from Latvian officials or Ghana’s diplomatic mission.
