A compelling case brought before Nhyira FM’s Obra Show has taken a dramatic turn, as host Obaa Adwoa and her team uncovered that a house at the centre of a bitter conflict between a separated couple does not legally belong to either of them.
The revelation followed days of tension after a woman, Elizabeth Gyamfuah, appeared on the show to accuse her ex-husband of forcibly removing her belongings from a home they both acquired in the marriage, to allegedly make way for his new partner, Attaa Akosua.
Although the couple had separated, Gyamfuah said she continued to return to the house to check on their two children, and she had her belongings in her room.
She claimed her ex-husband initially asked her to allow Attaa to stay temporarily due to emotional hardship but later discovered that the woman had moved in permanently.
Matters worsened when her ex-husband allegedly threw out her belongings and reportedly assaulted their daughter when she questioned his actions. The child is said to be emotionally distressed and has since refused to return to school.
The Obra Show team took the case further by investigating the true ownership of the property. Contrary to claims made by both parties, it was confirmed that the house belongs to a landlord who currently resides abroad.
The house had previously been marked for demolition to make way for road construction, but Gyamfuah said her personal plea to contractors resulted in the property being spared.
“I cried and pleaded with the Chinese men to spare me and my children. We were going to be homeless, so they compensated the landlord but did not drive us out, and the house was spared,” she said, sobbing.
“Why do you have to throw me out and mistreat my children because of a woman who doesn’t know the genesis of the house? Why do you carry out her orders by throwing my things into the rain?” she quizzed.
Agya Oppong, the accused, agreed that all that the woman said is true, but he had to move on since they were no longer together, and he had no other place to take his new girlfriend than that house.
“You have left the marriage, and life must continue. You can’t tell me to let you stay in the house with my new woman since you have left the marriage. Why are you making a big deal out of this?” he responded.
The show host, Obaa Adwoa, believes the lady needs legal support.
“You don’t have to throw her out of the house even though she has left the marriage. Had it not been for her plea, the house would have been pulled down by now,” she stated.
Panel members described the man’s actions as heartless and irresponsible.
“He knew what he was doing. He wanted her out so he could bring someone else in; that is why he mistreated her to leave the marriage, but he is not going to win.” said Big Mama, a panel member.
Evangelist Addae used the platform to urge men not to repay loyalty with betrayal. “When a woman stands by you in hardship, you don’t throw her away when things get better,” he stated
Another panelist, Lady Gold, also cautioned the new partner. “You don’t know his beginnings. If he could drive out the mother of his children, a woman who once cried to get accommodation to shelter him and his children, then you are just a thing in the air; he will drive you out when you least expect it,” she said.
The Obra Show has committed to supporting Elizabeth Gyamfuah in pursuing her rights and ensuring her daughter receives the necessary care and counseling.