That is ridiculous. It is a lie. I had nothing to do with the executions. For three weeks after the 4 June event, questions were constantly raised about executing people. I always stood against it. Surprisingly, the only person who also stood against it was Rawlings. The young boys wanted blood and I used to tell "you cannot resurrect the man once you've killed him. If you have any case against people, try them. Let everybody hear what they have done wrong against the country." And that even, they could not do. On 26 June 1979, Afrifa was executed by firing squad, together with General Fred Akuffo, also a former head of state and Major General Robert Kotei, Colonel Roger Felli, Air Vice Marshal George Yaw Boakye and Rear Admiral Joy Amedume. Reports suggest that Afrifa did not die immediately and had to be shot again. The bodies of the executed officers were buried without ceremony at the Nsawam Prisons Cemetery at Adoagyiri, near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. Reburial Following a petition by the widows of the executed generals, President John Kufuor decided that their bodies be returned to their respective families as part of a national reconciliation. On 27 December 2001, the bodies were returned to their respective families in Accra. Afrifa's remains were finally laid to rest at his hometown of Krobo on 28 January 2002. Publications with preface by K.A. Busia and introduction by Tibor Szamuely See also Akan names National Liberation Council References Further reading Killick, T. (1978), Development Economics in Action: Economic Policies in Ghana, London: Heinemann, 392 pages External links Ghana-pedia webpage - Lt-General Akwasi A. Afrifa Ghana-pedia webpage - Operation Cold Chop: The Fall Of Kwame Nkrumah Ghana@50 website - Ghana government Ghanaweb.com - Ghana Home Page 1936 births 1979 deaths Ghanaian MPs 1979–1981 Ghanaian royalty Graduates of the Mons Officer Cadet School Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Heads of state of Ghana Ghanaian soldiers Executed military personnel Executed Ghanaian people People executed by Ghana by firing squad Executed presidents Finance ministers of Ghana Defence ministers of Ghana Trade ministers of Ghana United National Convention politicians People of the Congo Crisis Alumni of Adisadel College Ghanaian Freemasons Ghanaian Anglicans