Categories: Africa

Ghana: Police Superintendent Threatens 2-year Sentence On Husbands Who Refuse Their Wives Food


Ghana’s Central Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), Superintendent George Appiah-Sakyi has threatened a two-year sentence on husbands who cause their wives pain by refusing to eat their food.


The superintendent, reports say, said by law, this constitutes a form of “emotional abuse which could get such husbands jailed for a maximum of two years, or fined GH¢6,000, equivalent to FCFA 572,883.


“If your husbands refuse to eat your food and make you unhappy and causes you emotional pain, you can also report them to the police. If your husband comes home late and causes you to be unhappy you can make a case at DOVVSU,” he said.


He restricted husbands from molesting their wives in any way, even if they are being insulted, saying they should rather report their wives to the police.
He said refusal of sex is punishable under Ghanaian law and wives should be reported if they deny their legal partners sex.


“If your wife wears jeans to sleep and causing you emotional abuse it’s an offence and you can report her to DOVVSU,” Superintendent Appiah-Sakyi stated.

Image: web

Mimi Mefo Info

Mimi Mefo Info (MMI)

Recent Posts

Shot in the Face at 15, Bah Median Still Dreams of Becoming a Doctor

When Median Bah Ekue heard villagers saying she was dead, she could not speak to…

3 days ago

Women Left “in Constant Peril” as Biya Government Breaks Decade-Old Pledge on Violence—Report

A new Human Rights Watch report finds that fifteen years after promising to halve gender-based…

3 days ago

The Resignation That Rewrote a Legacy: One Year On From Issa Tchiroma’s Break With Biya

Today, 25 June, marks exactly one year since Issa Tchiroma Bakary did something Cameroonian politics…

3 days ago

Paul Biya Death Rumours: The Cameroon President Who Keeps “Dying” and Living

Paul Biya has been pronounced dead more times than most leaders are pronounced anything. The…

3 days ago

Mayo-Tsanaga: The Alarm Cry of a Division Battered by Insecurity

Mayo-Tsanaga continues to bear the scars of a security crisis that has dragged on for…

3 days ago