The household of the late Samuel Aboagye, who died within the August 6 helicopter crash, has reportedly taken authorized motion in opposition to his US-based spouse, Abigail Salami.
The event was shared in a video on TikTok by Don Summer season One, that includes Chukwu Joseph, a courtroom correspondent for Kumasi-based Angel 96.1 FM, following proceedings on the Obuasi District Courtroom on November 11, 2025.
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The case, filed because the Aboagye household versus Abigail Salami, centres on a DNA check involving the late politician’s spouse and their daughter. In accordance with Chukwu Joseph, the dispute arose after authorities authorities requested DNA samples from rapid members of the family to assist determine the stays of the helicopter crash victims.
Samuel Aboagye, a Deputy Director on the Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Organisation (NADMO) and former Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East, was among the many eight people who tragically perished within the accident. The crash occurred when a Z-9 helicopter carrying 5 authorities officers and three Air Pressure personnel was en path to Obuasi for an anti-illegal mining occasion. The plane went down within the Sikaman Forest, leaving all eight victims’ stays charred past recognition. The investigative committee launched its last report back to the general public on November 11.
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Earlier than his dying, Samuel Aboagye had two daughters, one from a earlier marriage and one other with Abigail Salami, who resides in america. Chatting with Ali Baba Dankambary on Angel FM, Chukwu Joseph defined that points started when the household requested DNA samples from Aboagye’s kids.
“After the helicopter crash, each household was requested to current rapid members of the family for DNA testing. The household contacted Abigail Aboagye in america and requested her to carry the kid to the investigative workforce for the exams to determine his stays. A date was agreed upon, however when the time got here, she couldn’t be reached,” he mentioned.
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He added that following the funeral, one other try was made to hold out the check, however Salami once more refused to conform and reportedly returned to the US together with her daughter. The household, now pissed off and suspicious, has approached the Obuasi District Courtroom looking for an order to compel her to submit the kid for the DNA check.
In the meantime, Abigail Salami has reportedly filed a movement requesting the courtroom dismiss the household’s software for a compulsory DNA check. The case has been adjourned to December 23, 2025.
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