A new account has emerged explaining the exact cause of the cancer – a bullet pellet lodged in the spine. According to the head of security in charge of operations at the presidency during Nkrumah’s era, Ghana’s first president got cancer as a result of a bullet lodged in his spine. “And you know grenades are poisonous, when it enters your body and is never removed, it brings in cancer, so Nkrumah died of cancer of the skin,” he added. One of the often-mentioned incidents is the Kulungugu bombing, in the then Upper Region in August 1962. 21st September is a day set aside to remember and honour Nkrumah and is observed as a public holiday.

Source: GhanaWeb September 23, 2021 06:22 UTC