Fire officers of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) whose building shares a common fence with the Korle-Bu Mortuary in Accra, are in a dilemma.

So serious is their problem that the officers have sent an SOS message to government to save them from the threat of ghosts and other unidentified nocturnal spirits who cross from their abode at the morgue and invade their compound, to harass them.

Speaking to Daily Guide yesterday at their premises, the fire officers alleged that they have been hearing strange noises from unseen spirits for about seven years now when they usually make their presence felt in the night, but in recent times, they have become so bold that they create panic among staff even during the day, sending shivers through their spines.

Due to this, many female officers and some male ones are reluctant to accept posting to that office of the GNFS.

The officers disclosed to Daily Guide that they have constantly been hearing unusual noise and footsteps late into the night. “Sometimes we even feel the presence of a group of people loitering about in our premises and sometimes in our offices”.

In the day, “We hear strange foot steps all over the place, in addition to opening and shutting of doors”.

The officers alleged that one of them was horrified at the bravado of the ghosts when one tried to pull the legs of one officer. She screamed so hard it let go of her legs.

The disclosed that a few days ago they heard the movement of cars in the compound but when they came out of their offices, there were no cars around except their own vehicle.

The officers told Daily Guide that they are unhappy about the treatment being meted out to them by their ghostly neighbours, and therefore cannot work efficiently until the government relocates their office premises to a safer place.

When asked whether the security men at the main mortuary have been experiencing the same problem, the officers said “my brother those men have some kind of protection. It is only our premises the ghosts have been invading”.

They however denied allegations that they have threatened to lay down their uniform and abandon their fire tenders if government fails to grant their request by relocating their offices.