The late Samuel Aboagye, a former Deputy Director of NADMO
Lawyer Agbemava Lorlormavor Elikplim has criticised the family of the late Samuel Aboagye, a former Deputy Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), for seeking a DNA test on the deceased’s child after his death.
In a Facebook post on November 11, 2025, Agbemava argued that such actions are morally and legally questionable, especially when the deceased had accepted the child as his own during his lifetime.
“During his lifetime, the man considered the child to be his own. A family should not be allowed to question the child’s DNA after his passing. If they could not do so while he was alive, it should not be allowed after his death,” the lawyer stated.
His comments come amid an ongoing family dispute over the paternity of a three-year-old child belonging to the late Samuel Aboagye and his widow, Mrs Abigail Aboagye.
The family of the late NADMO official has dragged Mrs Aboagye, who is currently based in the United States, before the Obuasi District Court, demanding that she produce the child for a DNA test.
Family of late Samuel Aboagye drags widow to court over refusal to conduct DNA test on child
According to reports by Angel FM Kumasi correspondent Chuku Joseph, the case stems from Mrs Aboagye’s refusal to hand over the child for testing.
The family alleges that the deceased had expressed doubts about the child’s paternity before his death, suggesting that the boy bore a resemblance to a certain politician from the Ashanti Region.
However, the widow’s lawyers have asked the court to dismiss the family’s application.
During the hearing on November 11, 2025, the court adjourned proceedings to December 23, 2025, for further hearing.
The late Samuel Aboagye was among the victims of the August 6, 2025, Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash.
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