The late Samuel Aboagye (L) and Abigail Aboagye (R) with their child
The family of the late Samuel Aboagye, the Deputy National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Coordinator who died in the August 6, 2025, Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash, has dismissed media reports suggesting that a DNA test has been conducted to confirm the paternity of his child.
Following Aboagye’s death, widespread speculation emerged claiming his wife had refused to present their child for a DNA test, an assessment purportedly required to aid in identifying his remains.
The rumour further fuelled claims implying doubts about the child’s paternity. Subsequent media reports then suggested the test had been completed and that Aboagye’s wife had been “cleared.”
Speaking to Adom News, Nana Kwabena Gyamera Oyiakwan II, the Chief of Adansi Kwapia and elder brother of the late Samuel Aboagye, clarified that no such test has taken place.
He described the circulating reports as completely false and expressed the family’s shock at the misinformation.
“We have not conducted any DNA test. These stories in the media are untrue because, for now, we haven’t conducted any tests. If we conduct the DNA and the child is Samuel’s child, that will clear our doubt, so if it is done, we will update the public,” adomonline quoted him to have said in an interview with Adom News.
Family of late Samuel Aboagye drags widow to court over refusal to conduct DNA test on child
He explained that the issue is currently before the court, and a ruling expected on December 23, 2025, will determine the appropriate next steps.
“The DNA test will only be done after the court concludes its proceedings. Any information circulating now is pure speculation,” he stressed.
It may be recalled that the family took Abigail Aboagye to the Obuasi District Court.
The case revolves around Abagail Aboagye’s refusal to hand over their three-year-old child to the family for a DNA test.
Samuel Aboagye’s family has sued the US-based widow, accusing her of being unfair to them following her husband’s death.
The Obuasi District Court has adjourned the case to December 23, 2025 for further hearing.
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