The family of the late Samuel Aboagye, a former Deputy Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has taken his wife, Abigail Salami, to court over DNA test to be performed on their three-year-old child.
The family has, reportedly, appealed to the Obuasi District Court to order for a DNA test to be performed to determine if indeed Samuel Aboagye, who is now deceased, was the biological father of the child.
Samuel Aboagye, who was the NDC parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East in the 2024 elections, was among the eight people that lost their lives during the August 6, 2025 helicopter crash near Obuasi.
According to reports, the bodies of the eight deceased persons were burnt beyond recognition, so it was extremely impossible to identify the bodies. Authorities therefore demanded DNA tests to help identify the bodies for burial.
Following the turn of events, the bereaved family therefore, requested that Abigail should produce her three-year-old daughter with Samuel Aboagye for a DNA test so they could identify the charred body of the deceased.
Abigail, who is based in the US, was said to have initially agreed to make her daughter available for the DNA test, but she allegedly refused the request to allow her daughter, who lives in Ghana, to do the DNA test.
According to reports, following Abigail’s refusal to make her daughter available for the DNA test, the family had to reach out to another child of Samuel Aboagye with another woman, who willingly came for the DNA test to help identify the body.
The decision by the widow not to make her child available for the DNA test was said to have raised suspicion among the bereaved family, which did not utter a word initially.
There has been rumours that suggest that Abigail, right after the funeral rites of Samuel Aboagye, allegedly, requested that the bereaved family should perform the necessary rites for a divorce between her and the late Samuel Aboagye.
The bereaved family, reportedly, considered Abigail’s divorce demand to be too early and strange, so they objected to it. They explained that in Akan tradition, at least a year has to pass before performing divorce rites.
In spite of this, Abigail still insisted on getting an early divorce. Her persistence and pressure raised suspicion among the bereaved family, who subsequently asked Abigail to produce her three-year-old child for a DNA test before they sanction the divorce.
According to reports, Abigail, once again, refused to cooperate with the bereaved family, regarding producing her child for the DNA test, an action which compelled the family to start a legal case against her in a court at Obuasi.
A family member of the deceased, who did not disclose his name for obvious reasons, said the family suspected that the widow has something to hide following her demand for early break up from the marriage, hence “our demand for the DNA test.”
He indicated that the family has doubts about the child’s paternity, hence their decision to start a legal action against Abigail.
Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned to December 23, 2025.
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