Domestic Violence: Nana Adjei allegedly admits to beating up ex-partner Karen Sam in audio recording

An audio recording has emerged in which a businessman, Nana Kwadwo Adjei (Nana Adjei), is heard allegedly admitting to assaulting his ex-partner, Karen Baaba Sam. In the said audio recording, Nana Adjei is heard asking Ms Sam to forgive him and promising not to repeat his actions.

In a recent interview with Asaase News, Ms Karen Baaba Sam (“Baaba Sam” or “Karen”) narrated her harrowing experience with Nana Adjei while the two cohabited together with their daughter between 2016 and 2020. The level of abuse, according to Ms Sam, led her to move out of their home to a separate apartment.

In the audio clip, Nana Adjei was heard allegedly about Ms Sam’s decision to leave their relationship after discovering that her partner (Nana Adjei) was involved in another relationship with another lady.

Nana Adjei claimed in the clip that if Ms Sam was able to forgive him even when he physically abused her, then she should be able to forgive him for his affair with another lady.

“I (Nana Kwadwo) am very bitter talking to you (Baaba Sam) today because I have now realized that all this while that I lived with you, you never had good thoughts about me (Nana Adjei).

“When I fought you and slapped you multiple times which created problems between us, that was the time I felt that you would be justified to walk away. Even that, I begged and you forgave,” Nana Adjei is heard saying in the audio recording.

“I also pledged that I will never beat you up again. Even for this worst crime, I committed against you, you managed to forgive me, so how can you allow a stupid woman like Yaa to separate us? How can you allow Yaa to hear that we have gone our separate ways because of her,” Nana Adjei added in the voice clip?

Background

Baaba Sam, a young and resilient Ghanaian woman, has broken her silence on the years of physical, verbal, and emotional abuse she endured at the hands of her ex-partner, Nana Adjei.

In a chilling account, Karen details the harrowing experiences that began in 2016 and culminated in a bitter custody battle over their daughter, Ohemaa. Karen met Nana Adjei in 2016. What initially seemed like a loving and the protective relationship soon took a dark turn.

By 2018, when she became pregnant with their daughter, Nana Adjei appeared excited, especially since most of his children from previous relationships lived abroad with their mothers. However, cracks began to show when his second son, who had moved in with them, left after suffering physical abuse from his father.

Karen recalls the first incident of domestic violence occurring in December 2018, when Nana Adjei returned home drunk after a night out. When she asked him about where he has been, the responses she received were slaps and kicks to her body, including her pregnant belly.

“I was more scared for my unborn child than for myself,” she recounted.
She managed to call a friend, Leeroy, who intervened. Nana Adjei later apologized, blaming his actions on the alcohol he had consumed.

Over the years, Karen suffered repeated physical assaults, often resulting in black eyes and a swollen face. Despite her brother filing a report at the East Legon Police Station, no action was taken.

According to Karen, Nana Adjei boasted about his influence in the police, making it impossible for her to seek justice. Karen’s breaking point came in April 2023, when she encountered Nana Adjei at a restaurant with another woman, whom she later discovered was his new girlfriend.

When she attempted to leave with him in his (Nana Adjei’s) car, the woman humiliated her in public, while Nana Adjei did nothing to stop it. Karen chose to walk away. However, when she got home, Nana Adjei attacked her again, beating her in the presence of their daughter.

Two family friends visiting from Germany who tried to intervene were also assaulted by Nana Adjei. During the chaos, Nana Adjei even kicked their daughter, causing her to fall and cry. Determined to escape the abuse, Karen ended the relationship in December 2023.

Nana Adjei reacted with threats and demanded the return of all gifts he had given her, including their daughter’s school car. Fearing further abuse, Karen moved out in February 2024.

On her very first night in her new home, Karen was robbed at gunpoint, with all her valuables stolen. She found the timing suspicious, especially when Nana Adjei demanded the return of a specific necklace—the only valuable the robbers did not take.

The authorities believed the attack was carried out by someone close to her, prompting them to assign her police protection.

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