{
  "id": 9110464,
  "title": "Ghanaian Professor Kofi Akamani shot dead in US; wife arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ghanaian-professor-kofi-akamani-shot-dead-in-us-wife-arrested",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:56:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ghanaian-professor-kofi-akamani-shot-dead-in-us-wife-arrested/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr Kofi Akamani, a Ghanaian professor, was fatally shot in the United States at the age of 48. He was a lecturer at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale, where he taught subjects such as forest recreation and conservation social science. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Akamani was shot in an incident that occurred near Lake Road, between Murphysboro and Carbondale, around 5 p.m. on Saturday. He was rushed to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, where he was pronounced dead. His wife, Betty Akamani, a 35-year-old woman, has been arrested and is facing multiple charges in connection with the shooting. Authorities have stated that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is ongoing and cautioned that the case is still in its early stages. Dr Akamani's academic background included a Bachelor of Science in Development Planning from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana. He later pursued an MPhil at the University of Oslo’s Centre for Development and the Environment and completed his PhD in Natural Resources from the University of Idaho. After receiving his PhD, he briefly returned to Ghana to conduct research on collaborative forest management and its effects on the social and ecological resilience of two forest-dependent communities in the Ashanti Region.",
  "summary": "A Ghanaian academic based in the United States, Dr Kofi Akamani, has been shot dead in Illinois, where he worked as a lecturer at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale. The 48-year-old was fatally wounded in a shooting reported near Lake Road, between Murphysboro and Carbondale, at about 5 p.m. on Saturday. The Jackson County Sheriff’s […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ghanaian professor Kofi Akamani shot dead in US; wife arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ghanaian-professor-kofi-akamani-shot-dead-in-us-wife-arrested",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:00:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Ghanaian lecturer at SIU-Carbondale in the US shot to death; wife arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ghanaian-lecturer-at-siu-carbondale-in-the-us-shot-to-death-wife",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:12:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}