On 6th July 2014, it was reported that Ghanaian hiplife artiste, Theophilus Tagoe, well known in music circles as Castro De Destroyer and his alleged girlfriend identified as Janet Bandu have drowned at the Ada Estuary while having fun with some friends.
Castro and Janet were reportedly drowned on the Ada Estuary while riding on a Jet Ski. The Jet Ski was however recovered after their accident but their bodies still remain missing despite the police’s search.
Born on the 1st of May 1982, Castro. Castro De Destroyer, real name, Theophilus Tagoe, was born in 1982. His debut album, Sradenam, released in 2003, shot him to public prominence and he followed up with subsequent hit albums including Toffee, Comm Centre, and African Girls.
According to The Evidence Act of 1975, Section 33, a person can only be declared legally dead after seven years by a court, where the person in question has not been seen or heard from in seven years despite diligent and persistent efforts to find him.
Next year marks the seventh year since the musician went missing and if there are no signs of him being alive and his whereabouts, he will be declared dead.
However, family members are still of the hope that the musician will return to them.