Naa Akweley, the twin sister of the late Ernest Akushey, popularly known in the sporting fraternity as ‘Baubali has narrated the circumstances surrounding the boxer’s death.
Ernest Akushey AKA Bahubali passed away on the morning of Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
The 32-year-old boxer died barely two weeks after suffering from heavy punches in a bout at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb’s Abigail Lartey, Naa Akweley revealed that her brother died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after they had taken her to several pastors for divine healing.
Read Naa Akweley’s narration in an interview with GhanaWeb below:
“Oko is my brother. I was in Accra trying to take a nap after smoking fish when his wife came running to me. She told me my brother Oko was not in a good state at the moment so we should go take a look at him.
Indeed when we came, my brother was the only one in his room. She called him to wake up several times. I got scared and asked what was wrong with my brother. We brought him out and took him to a church. The pastor prayed for him and he got better. So the pastor asked us to take him to Korle Bu but I told him I was taking him to another pastor in Teshie.
They prayed for him and he got better. Moments later my brother was lying shrinking. So I called the pastor and begged him to come check on my brother. We got a car and took him to Korle Bu were he was treated and everything was fine.
Oko was being placed on oxygen and he was doing ok so I tried to take a nap when one of our sisters woke me up asking if I couldn’t see that my brother was being covered with a cloth. I woke up and started hitting his chest to wake him up.
My brother did not wake up.
At that point I felt dizzy and did not see anything. My brother is dead. If it’s the will of God then Oko should bless me so I can take care of his children. But if it’s not, then whatever that would happen should happen,” Naa Akweley said.
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