After 20 years of marriage, Isaac Bediako is demanding DNA tests to confirm whether the five children he raised are biologically his.
The request dropped the studio into uneasy silence, turning a marital complaint into a storm of allegations involving infidelity, abortion, and a suspected poisoning.
“I need peace,” Isaac Bediako said, his voice trembling on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show. “Even if the truth hurts, I need to know.”
Isaac told Ohemaa Benewaa, host of the show, and her panel members that cracks in the marriage began years ago when his wife allegedly tried to terminate her fourth pregnancy without his consent.
“That moment broke something in me,” he said. “I couldn’t understand why she would do that.”
But the claim that stunned the panel came next.
Isaac alleged he later survived what he believes was an attempt on his life. “I was poisoned,” he said. “I don’t have proof, but everything pointed to her. Since then, I have lived in fear.”
His suspicions deepened when a man his wife introduced as a tenant began playing a prominent role in their home. “At first, I trusted her,” Isaac explained. “But their closeness became uncomfortable. It was no longer normal.”
The revelations sparked tense debate among panelists.
Evangelist Degraft Addae called for caution. “These are serious claims that can destroy a family completely,” he said. “We must allow both sides to be heard before drawing conclusions.”
Lady Gold White raised concerns about the children caught in the dispute. “Whatever the truth is, the children are the ones who will suffer most,” she said. “We must handle this with care and responsibility.”
Gifty Donkor questioned the timing. “For 20 years, why now?” she asked. “If these issues have been there, why did it take this long to bring them forward publicly?”
Isaac maintained that years of doubt had become unbearable, pushing him to seek DNA tests for all five children as the only path to closure.
Closing the emotional session, host Ohemaa Benewaa stressed fairness. “This is a sensitive issue involving a family, and we must approach it with balance,” she said. “We have heard only one side today.”
She invited Isaac’s wife to appear on the next edition of the program to respond to the allegations.
“Justice demands balance,” Ohemaa Benewaa concluded. “We are adjourning this case until Friday, when we expect the other party to come forward so the truth can be established.”
As the program ended, one question hung in the air: beneath the shock and speculation lies a family at a crossroads — waiting for answers that could change everything.
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