A 42-year-old trader in Tema Katamanso has accused a police officer from the Ghana Police Service’s Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of kidnapping her husband.

Mary Agbenu Edorla, the victim, stated that she had recently lost her husband, Stephen Tengey, to Detective Chief Inspector Divina Worlanya Afenu, a DOVVSU officer stationed at Katamanso Police Station.

According to the woman who was wronged, Chief Inspector Afenu suggested that Mr Tengey assist in the initial investigation of her case.

Madam Edorla began by explaining that she had been legally married to Mr Tengey for three years and that they had lived happily ever after until one day when their domestic help left the house.

A neighbor brought the victim to the house that evening, accompanied by a police officer, with a report that they had seen her lounging around in an unfinished structure, and when questioned, she revealed that her mother had threatened her.

Madam Edorla stated that she was invited to the police station to give her statement as well as to meet with the victim’s biological parents.

She claimed that when she confronted Chief Inspector Afenu about the allegation, he denied it until she saw her husband leave the policewoman’s residence the next morning after spending the night there.

Madam Edorla claimed she challenged them, and as a result, her husband assaulted her.

When the paper contacted Chief Supt Kwadwo Badu-Adu, he stated that the woman had reported an attack to his unit and that the topic of Chief Inspector Afenu’s alleged affair came up during his interrogation.

He went on to say that his office’s DOVVSU branch is handling the situation, but they have yet to convince Stephen Tengey to assist them with the investigation.

Below are excerpts of what she said as reported by Daily Guide:

“I introduced my husband to her while she was investigating a case I was involved in. She requested that my husband rather assisted her with the investigations, and all I could see was her later having an affair with my husband,”

“This policewoman used to call my husband at odd hours but I was made to believe that she needed information from my husband for her investigations, but little did I know that they were having an affair,”

“Now she has succeeded in taking away my husband in the name of investigations and as we speak, they are currently living as husband and wife,” “The girl actually stole my money, and when I reprimanded her, she left the house to an unknown place,”

“My husband upon his return to the house was given the news and quickly he drove to the police station where Chief Inspector Afenu was the case officer.

“The case officer, upon introduction asked my husband to go to the village of the victim to bring her biological parents, which he did.

“After settling the case, I realised that Chief Inspector Afenu constantly called my husband on phone at night, and whenever I ask, he tells me it was part of their investigations (sic).

“I accepted this excuse until one day when I saw some nude pictures she had sent to the mobile phone of my husband, and that was when I discovered that they were having an affair,”

“I initially reported the matter to some senior police officers at the station where the woman works, but they did nothing, so personally, I reported the case to Chief Superintendent Adu, the Divisional Commander.