Adzo Ahadzie: Architecture Department Goes Black, Holds Vigil For Late Colleague: "She Was Only 23"

Adzo Ahadzie: Architecture Department Goes Black, Holds Vigil For Late Colleague: "She Was Only 23"

  • A sixth-year KNUST Master of Architecture student, Adzo Ahadzie, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, evening after she was involved in a ghastly bicycle accident on the KNUST campus
  • She was riding on her bicycle to class when a speeding vehicle knocked her down, succumbing to her injuries shortly after she was rushed to the hospital
  • Her mates and lecturers gathered to honour her life ahead of her final funeral rites

The unfortunate accident involving sixth-year KNUST Master of Architecture student Adzo Ahadzie has plunged the student body into mourning.

The 23-year-old passed away after she was rushed to the KNUST hospital shortly after the accident happened on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

A week after the accident, her colleagues and lecturers from KNUST's Department of Architecture gathered for a solemn vigil.

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Late KNUST Master of Architecture student Adzo Ahadzie
KNUST architecture department goes black to mourn Adzo Ahadzie. Photo source: Facebook/DivineAhadzie
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Department of Architecture prepare for Adzo's funeral

Adzo Ahadzie was a final-year student preparing for her mock jury. Her painful demise happened a day before she could present her work to the jury of lecturers.

Some of her mates described her as hardworking and full of life. One of them shared online:

"Adzo had so much greatness in her. Back in our KNUST SHS days, she was the SRC General Secretary when I was in my first year. She carried aura and intellect."

Adzo will be laid to rest on July 20 in KNUST. Ahead of the sad day, her mates and lecturers met in front of the architecture department to honour her short-lived yet fulfilling existence.

Netizens react to Adzo Ahadzie's demise

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YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from Ghanaians in reaction to Adzo's death, which has left KNUST in mourning.

George Asamoah said:

"Too bad, Prof, my international Professor. May our beautiful daughter rest in perfect peace"

Peter Amponsah wrote:

"Our GOD is with you and the family. And our daughter will rest peacefully in HIM"

Ayisi-Boateng Nana Kwame added:

"May God comfort you and the family. May your beautiful daughter’s soul rest in eternal peace"

Strange death of KNUST graduate in Takoradi sparks uproar

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a 24-year-old graduate of KNUST was reportedly found dead in a hotel swimming pool in Takoradi.

There were suggestions that the deceased went for a midnight swim in the pool and was found dead around June 8, 2024.

Proofread by Edwina N.K Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor who joined YEN.com.gh in September 2023. He studied Development Planning at KNUST, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Morgan Heritage. In 2024, Peter completed Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation