Baaba Sam Breaks Silence: ‘I Won’t Run, I’ll Fight for My Rights

Twenty-nine-year-old Karen Baaba Sam, the resilient Ghanaian lady at the heart of an alleged domestic violence case and a child custody action, has stated that contrary to what her ex-partner, Nana Kwadwo Adjei, is paying some media outlets and law enforcement agencies to put out there, she is in court fighting for her rights and those of her 5-year-old daughter.

Ms Baaba Sam, in an exclusive interview after the Achimota District Court presided over by his worship, Prince Osei Owusu, on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, granted a motion filed by her lawyers seeking an order to set aside what she says was an “illegally” obtained arrest warrant against her allegedly procured by her ex-partner, Nana Kwadwo Adjei with the assistance of some elements in the Ghana Police Service, said she will do all within her power and the law to protect her five-year-old girl.

At the hearing of the motion on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, lawyers representing Ms Baaba Sam told the magistrate that the warrant of arrest had no basis and ought to be rescinded.

The state, represented by a senior state attorney, David Beecham, did not oppose the application. To this end, the magistrate proceeded to set aside the arrest warrant. In effect, Ms Karen Baaba Sam is no longer threatened with arrest and is free to go about her daily activities.

Ironically, following the decision of the Achimota District Court, Karen Baaba Sam says she has taken note of some 6 February 2025 newspaper publications in the Chronicle, Day Break, Metro Lens, and Supreme newspapers, claiming that she has defied justice by refusing to obey a court order by keeping her own daughter.

She pointed out that she is in court challenging the said orders, which she believes her ex-partner obtained illegally, just like the arrest warrant issued against her that the district court has set aside as of Tuesday, 4 February 2025.

“In January 1968, long before you, Kwadwo Adjei was born, it was stated that a court making a decision where a party does not appear because he has not been notified is doing a null act.

“The orders that Nana Adjei lied about, paid for, and obtained on 10 and 14 January 2025 will eventually face the same doom as his illegal arrest warrant. He can buy as many gullible pressmen as he wants to purvey his lies, but he cannot purvey the law and justice,” Ms Baaba Sam remarked.

“One by one, all those you have paid and lied to will run in the face of the law and true justice. What we are seeing and reading about in these rented press outlets is still the abuser at work, lying, deceiving, and bribing the gullible to do his bidding,” Baaba Sam further remarked.

*Background*

Karen Baaba Sam broke her silence on the years of physical, verbal, and emotional abuse she endured at the hands of her ex-partner, Nana Adjei, on 20 January 2025.

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 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 had 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 says she 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.

“Nana Adjei also assaulted two family friends visiting from Germany who tried to intervene. 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.