The family of the late Samuel Aboagye, a former Deputy Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), who died in the August 6 2025, Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash, has taken his widow, Mrs Abigail Aboagye, to the Obuasi District Court.
The case revolves around Mrs Aboagye’s refusal to hand over their three-year-old child to the family for a DNA test.
According to Angel FM’s Kumasi (ABN) reporter, Chuku Joseph, who was in court on November 11, 2025, he was invited by Nana Kwabena Gyamera Oyiakwan II, the Chief of Adansi Kwapia and elder brother of the late Samuel Aboagye, to witness the proceedings and brief the media on the family’s concerns.
Joseph explained that Samuel Aboagye’s family has sued his US-based widow, accusing her of being unfair to them following her husband’s death.
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Detailing the matter on Angel FM Kumasi, he said, “Ali (Host), what is happening is that among the helicopter crash victims was Samuel Aboagye, the Deputy NADMO Director. We were called by Nana Kwabena Gyamara Oyiakwan II, the Chief of Adansi Kwapia and elder brother of Samuel, to witness the court proceedings.
“The issue is that after Samuel’s death, his wife Abigail was contacted for a DNA test requested by the government to confirm the identities of the crash victims.
“At the time, she was in the United States. She initially agreed to provide their child for the test but when the date arrived, several calls to her went unanswered. When the family visited her residence, they discovered she had left with the child.”
Joseph added that the family later conducted the DNA test using another child Samuel had fathered elsewhere.
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After the funeral, Mrs Aboagye reportedly requested that the family perform all necessary traditional rites to officially release her from her late husband’s family, so she could return to her own family home.
“According to the family, while Samuel was alive, he allegedly expressed doubts about the paternity of the child, claiming the boy resembled a child of a certain politician, who is a Member of Parliament in the Ashanti Region,” Chuku noted.
“The chief mentioned the politician’s name but since there is no concrete evidence so for now, we cannot disclose it publicly, “he said.
Based on Mrs Aboagye’s refusal to submit the child for DNA testing, the family is now seeking a court order to compel her to cooperate. However, Mrs Aboagye has also filed a defense, urging the court to dismiss the family’s application.
“It appears that she was allegedly dating the said politician before marrying Samuel and the family claims the child resembles the politician. Because of these suspicions, the family wants a DNA test conducted by MediLab in Kumasi. But Abigail refused, left for the United States and the family has now brought the issue before the Obuasi District Court,” Chuku explained.
During the court session, Mrs Aboagye’s legal representatives reportedly filed a motion asking the court to reject the family’s request.
The Obuasi District Court has adjourned the case to December 23, 2025 for further hearing.
