Accra, Aug 24, GNA - President Jerry John Rawlings on Thursday joined scores of people to attend the burial of Mr Edmund Ofori Ayeh, a former employee of Cadbury, who was allegedly shot dead by an Army Officer two weeks ago at the Next Door Beach Resort, Teshie in Accra.

Top military officers including Maj.-Gen. Henry Anyidoho, General Officer Commanding the Northern Command, were also at the Osu Cemetery to mourn with the family of the 35-year old Mr Ayeh who was the Projects Manager at Cadbury, the multi-national food-beverage company.

Lt. Ernest Parrish, who allegedly shot Mr Ayeh later committed suicide. President Rawlings said Mr Ayeh's death was painful because, as a project officer, he would have created many jobs for the people. "I knew from the profile I read that he was a promising young man.

It is painful for us to have lost such a fine man. We do not know what went wrong for this to have happened. I apologise to the family. I feel very sad, very sorry and I am disappointed. It is a big loss to the country."